diff --git a/src/Tools/SVNChangeLogToXml/Main.cs b/src/Tools/SVNChangeLogToXml/Main.cs
index 0d96fab491..8a1e55f857 100644
--- a/src/Tools/SVNChangeLogToXml/Main.cs
+++ b/src/Tools/SVNChangeLogToXml/Main.cs
@@ -28,14 +28,17 @@ class MainClass
 				Console.WriteLine("Working directory must be SharpDevelop\\src or SharpDevelop\\bin!");
 				return 2;
 			}
-			if (args.Length == 1 && args[0] == "--REVISION") {
-				CreateRevisionFile();
-			}
-			
+
 			int start = 2;
-			if(args.Length == 2 && args[0] == "--START")
+			for(int i = 0; i < args.Length; i++)
 			{
-				Int32.TryParse(args[1], out start);
+				if(args[i] == "--REVISION")
+				{
+					CreateRevisionFile();
+				}
+				else if(args[i] == "--START") {
+					Int32.TryParse(args[i + 1], out start);
+				}
 			}
 			ConvertChangeLog(start);
 			return 0;
diff --git a/src/Tools/SVNChangeLogToXml/SVNChangelogToXml.csproj b/src/Tools/SVNChangeLogToXml/SVNChangelogToXml.csproj
index e883426ad8..25c1a99500 100644
--- a/src/Tools/SVNChangeLogToXml/SVNChangelogToXml.csproj
+++ b/src/Tools/SVNChangeLogToXml/SVNChangelogToXml.csproj
@@ -18,14 +18,16 @@
     <FileAlignment>4096</FileAlignment>
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
     <NoWarn>1607</NoWarn>
+    <StartArguments>--REVISION --START 100</StartArguments>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
-    <DebugSymbols>True</DebugSymbols>
+    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
     <CheckForOverflowUnderflow>True</CheckForOverflowUnderflow>
     <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <Optimize>False</Optimize>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>False</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>false</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
+    <DebugType>Full</DebugType>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>False</DebugSymbols>