FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook

A handbook about FreeCAD development

Stars: 81
Forks: 56
Open beginner issues: 0
Indexed issues: 32

Dominant language: HTML
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Last GitHub push: Jul 6, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 16, 2026
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32 issues indexed so far

Ability to have a 'dark mode' for the handbook Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#6 · 5 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
My notes for CLion usage to future me Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#23 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Problem: Getting a python environment / debugger working is too difficult Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#24 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
RFI: How do we get packages signed on Apples Store? Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#30 · 5 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
RFI: How do we get packages signed on Windows store Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#31 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
RFI: High Level Description of the point release process (ie v0.20.3) Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#32 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
RFI: High Level Description of How a major release is done (ie v1.0) Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#33 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Organized stylebook into guidelines with reference numbers. Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#36 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Creating a docker container for development environment Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#42 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Section on how to find memory leaks in FreeCAD Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#43 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Section on how to use `git bisect` to locate troublesome code Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#44 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Elaborate how to add debug symbols to FreeCAD builds Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#45 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Add a section about packaging Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#50 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Pre-commit install instructions may be wrong Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#64 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Replace html anchor hashtag symbol with smaller link symbol (per #68) Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#70 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Add TOC to right column that reacts to scrolling through the sections Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#71 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Section on running code checkers (pvs-studio, coverity etc...) Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#73 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Alternative translation method in Python Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#81 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Notes from the TopoNaming Project team Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#92 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Add section for newbie devs with basic instructions on how to setup a dev environement (including how to use git/github, make PRs, how to git bisect, howto test other code) Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#105 · 0 comments · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Add Python profiling tutorial (originally posted in the forum) Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#109 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Add subsection to automated testing on 'how to trigger unittests locally in the CLI' Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#110 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
DevelopersHandbook's Shadow on the Wiki Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#111 · 0 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Tutorials on how to use tools like `perf` and `valgrind` to increase speed/efficiency and find bugs Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#112 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Tutorial on how to provide a patch made by somone else that you want to retain the attribution to Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#138 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Devs incorporating `__repr__` to improve FreeCAD's debugging and python console UX Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#139 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Getting Started needs updates for Windows Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#150 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Update Python stubs instructions Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#156 · 12 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Update Python bindings from XML to PYI Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#157 · 0 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Pixi steps are missing its config Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#159 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
[Feature Request /Proposal] Moving the Handbook to a new framework. Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#161 · 37 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Outdated or no Windows debug instructions for Pixi with VS Code Open

FreeCAD/DevelopersHandbook#168 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026

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