This thread explains how to build FlashDevelop from the source code.

FlashDevelop is an OSFlash open source project.

To get started with FlashDevelop development:

Install a SVN client (we suggest TortoiseSVN):
http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/

Download the source from the SVN repository:
http://code.google.com/p/flashdevelop/

Install the free SharpDevelop IDE (FD 2.0 source is compatible with SharpDevelop 1.1):
http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/

Start building your local copy in this order:
PluginCore -> FlashDevelop

For your development build to work, you need to unzip the file FlashDevelop/general/binContents.zip in your bin/Release folder.


There are two areas of development:

The editor: Forum section Development > Main
The plugins: Forum section Development > Plugins

Please post your questions/suggestions/project ideas/submissions in the related forum section.

There are some usefull threads to read in the forum, like:

* Problems with building your local copy
* Discussion about the available IDEs

How to download the source using TortoiseSVN?

1. Create a new empty folder.
2. In the Explorer, right-click on this folder and select "SVN Checkout...".
3. A dialog appears, enter the SVN URL in the "URL of Repository" field (other default information in the dialog should be ok).
4. Press <OK>, TortoiseSVN downloads the current state of the SVN.
5. To update the source, right-click on the source root folder and select "SVN Update".

Each time TortoiseSVN updates the source you can click on the <Show Log> button to get details about the last modifications.

Building FlashDevelop 3 from the source

FD3 requires .NET 2.0.

It can be built using the free Microsoft C# Express 2008 IDE.

Using C# Express:

You will need to activate the "Debug configuration":
- open the options dialog (main menu: Tools > Options),
- check 'Show All Settings',
- go to 'Projects and Solutions' section,
- check 'Show advanced build configuration'.

The configuration selector will be enabled in the main menu. Select "Debug" and build the solution - you're done