Fluent NHibernate
Getting Started: Install

Binaries

We produce binaries of our source-tree and compiled assemblies every time anyone commits. These are recommended if you're unable to use Subversion

Subversion repository information and downloads list is available on the main downloads page, and will be updated whenever new releases are available.

First things first, you need to get the source code. Until releases are available, the best way to do this is to do a checkout from Subversion; we recommend this because the source-code isn't in a stable state yet, so it's a good idea to update your copy regularly and this is easiest done if you have a Subversion working copy. Depending on your client, the method of performing a checkout may differ.

Command line

svn co http://fluent-nhibernate.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ fluent-nhibernate

Tortoise SVN
Right click in a folder and choose SVN Checkout..., from the dialog that appears enter http://fluent-nhibernate.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ as the URL of repository, then set your checkout location and click OK.

Once you've got a copy on your local machine, there are two ways you can do a build.

1. If you have Ruby installed: The first time you build, you should run InstallGems.bat from the Fluent NHibernate root directory; this makes sure your machine has all the gems required to build successfully. Once that's completed, and for all subsequent builds, you need to run Build.bat; this batch file runs our Rake script which builds the standard NHibernate 2.0 version and outputs it in the build directory. For more options for building, see the details of our Rake Script.
2. Without Ruby: Open up the src\FluentNHibernate.sln solution in Visual Studio and do a build, you can optionally run the tests too.

Now that you've got Fluent NHibernate built, you just need to reference the FluentNHibernate.dll and FluentNHibernate.Framework.dll assemblies in your project.

What next? GettingStarted: First Project