Bridge

Table of Contents Description Using with Wine or CrossOver Mac Linux Using with virtualization software VirtualBox VMWare Parallels

Description

FlashDevelop Bridge is native helper to address issues with FlashDevelop on Mac and Linux and integrate native tools with FlashDevelop.

You can download FlashDevelop Bridge from these locations (more will follow):

• Mac: http://www.flashdevelop.org/downloads/builds/FlashDevelop-Bridge.dmg
• Roll your own: https://github.com/fdorg/flashdevelop/tree/fd5/External/Tools/Bridge

Here is a forum thread with more info and talk about the Bridge: http://www.flashdevelop.org/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=7621

• This project is not a port of FlashDevelop to Mac or Linux.
• This project's goal is to improve FlashDevelop behavior when ran virtualized in a Mac or Linux host.

FlashDevelop Mac/Linux integration: the Bridge project https://web.archive.org/web/20210414074825/https://flashdevelop.org/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=7621

Using with Wine or CrossOver

Mac

• Mac Bridge: configure Y:\ as local /Users/[USER]
• FlashDevelop: Program Settings > BridgeSettings, verify drive, set 'Active' and set custom bridge IP to 127.0.0.1
• Restart FlashDevelop

You should now see messages from Bridge in the OutputPanel.

Linux

• Linux Bridge: configure Y:\ as local /Users/[USER]
• FlashDevelop: Program Settings > BridgeSettings, verify drive, set 'Active' and set custom bridge IP to 127.0.0.1
• Restart FlashDevelop

You should now see messages from Bridge in the OutputPanel.

Using with virtualization software

VirtualBox

• VirtualBox: Virtual Machine Settings > Shared Folders, add 'Dev' as /Users/[USER]/Dev
• MS Explorer: Tools > Map Network Drive, map Z:\ to \\VBOXSRV\Dev
• Mac Bridge: configure Z:\ as local /Users/[USER]/Dev
• FlashDevelop: Program Settings > BridgeSettings, verify drive and set 'Active'
• Restart FlashDevelop

You should now see messages from Bridge in the OutputPanel.

VMWare

• VMWare: Virtual Machine Settings > Options > Shared Folders, add 'Dev' as /Users/[USER]/Dev
• MS Explorer: Tools > Map Network Drive, map Z: to \\vmware-host\Shared Folders\Dev
• Mac Bridge: configure Z:\ as local /Users/[USER]/Dev
• FlashDevelop: Program Settings > BridgeSettings, verify drive and set 'Active'
• Restart FlashDevelop

You should now see messages from Bridge in the OutputPanel.

Parallels

• Parallels: ParallelsDesktop > Preferences > Network, Shared Network selected, make a new rule with:
  • Port Type: TCP
  • Incoming Port: 8009
  • IP:10.211.55.2
  • Destination Port: 8009
• MS Explorer: Tools > Map Network Drive, map Z: to \\vmware-host\Shared Folders\Dev
• Mac Bridge: configure Z:\ as local /Users/[USER]/Dev
• FlashDevelop: Program Settings > BridgeSettings, verify drive and set 'Active'
• Restart FlashDevelop

You should now see messages from Bridge in the OutputPanel.