dexed/docs/build.md

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Build Coedit

Build

Coedit

Coedit is mostly programmed in Object Pascal, using the the Lazarus development platform.

• Download and setup the latest Lazarus version (1.6.4) and FPC + FPC sources (3.0.2) for your platform.
  • Windows: the three packages are bundled in an installer. Even on Windows 64 bit, the 32 version must be setup.
  • Linux: the three packages must be downloaded and setup individually. It's recommended to download the packages from SourceForge and not from the official repository of the distribution because they don't always propose the latest version.
• cd <user dir where to clone>
• git clone https://github.com/BBasile/Coedit.git
• git submodule update --init --recursive, to clone the dependencies used by the background tool.

You're now ready to build Coedit. This can be done in the IDE or using the lazbuild utility.

• With Lazarus:

  • start Lazarus,
  • in the project menu, click open... and select the file Coedit.lpi, which is located in the sub-folder lazproj.
  • in the menu Execute click Create.

• With lazbuild:

  • open a console.
  • cd to the repository location, sub folder lazproj.
  • type lazbuild -B coedit.lpi and ENTER. note that the path to lazbuild may have to be specified.

After what Coedit should be build. The executable is output to the bin folder.

Dastworx

The background tool used by the IDE is a D program.

• Download and setup latest DMD version.
• In the repository, wrowse to the dastworx folder.
  • Windows: double click build.bat
  • Linux: sh ./build.sh

Third party tools:

Additionally you'll have to build the completion daemon DCD and the D linter Dscanner. See the products documentation for more information.