Set up environment

These are tested on Ubuntu 8.10. Should probably work on Debian based Linux distros. For windows, you'll need to download and install Java JDK 6, Maven, and Subversion using the installation instructions on their websites.

Java 6

• sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk
• sudo apt-get install sun-java6-fonts
• sudo apt-get install sun-java6-bin
• sudo apt-get install sun-java6-source

• sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun

Maven

• sudo apt-get install maven2

Subversion

• sudo apt-get install subversion

Download sources

• svn checkout http://flowpaint.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ flowpaint

(If you are a developer and member of the FlowPaint project, see the https checkout instructions)

Build

• cd flowpaint
• ./build-flowpaint.sh

Run

• ./flowpaint.sh

Edit

An easy way to create Eclipse or IntelliJ Idea projects from the maven POM is:

• mvn eclipse:eclipse -DdownloadSources=true -DdownloadJavadocs=true
• mvn idea:idea -DdownloadSources=true -DdownloadJavadocs=true

As the command indicates, it will try to download the sources if available. This allows viewing the javadocs of the libraries in the IDE.

Problems?

Send a mail to zzorn at iki dot fi, or drop in at #flowpaint on freenode and ask for help. You can also leave a comment on this page.