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Project: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flex-sdk/repo Commit: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flex-sdk/commit/27d24de6 Tree: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flex-sdk/tree/27d24de6 Diff: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flex-sdk/diff/27d24de6 Branch: refs/heads/develop Commit: 27d24de6aa58cedc5c23176f3a10e176bb8d5c17 Parents: f520b43 Author: Justin Mclean <jmcl...@apache.org> Authored: Wed Dec 19 05:15:27 2012 +0000 Committer: Justin Mclean <jmcl...@apache.org> Committed: Wed Dec 19 05:15:27 2012 +0000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- README | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------- 1 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flex-sdk/blob/27d24de6/README ---------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/README b/README index 7da1614..6dc1277 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ Apache Flex (Flex) For detailed information about Apache Flex please visit http://incubator.apache.org/flex/ - Soon to be http://flex.apache.org/ + The Apache Flex project has just graduated to be a top level Apache project and the + project's URL will be soon be changing to http://flex.apache.org/. Apache Flex is a large project with many pieces. The framework is implemented in Actionscript and the compiler is implemented in Java. @@ -35,14 +36,18 @@ Getting the latest sources via Subversion ========================================= This is the recommended way to get Apache Flex. We offer an automated installer - along with binary distributions on our website at http://incubator.apache.org/flex. + along with binary distributions on our website at http://incubator.apache.org/flex + or http://flex.apache.org/. You can always checkout the latest source via subversion using the following command: svn co https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/flex/trunk flex + or + svn co https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/flex/trunk flex For further information visit http://incubator.apache.org/flex/source.html + or http://flex.apache.org/source.html Getting the convenience packages for Apache Flex @@ -52,18 +57,22 @@ Getting the convenience packages for Apache Flex installation of the Apache Flex SDK and its (required) components. It is aimed at anyone who wants to use the latest release of the Apache Flex SDK, but who might not necessarily be familiar with the tools and procedures required to compile the Apache - Flex SDK from source code. The application will grab the official, current release of - the SDK from apache.org, install it onto your computer and prepare it for use with - your favorite IDE such as Adobe Flash Builder or JetBrains IntelliJ. + Flex SDK from source code. The application will grab the binary distribution of the + SDK from apache.org or one of its mirrors., install it onto your computer and prepare + it for use with your favorite IDE such as Adobe Flash Builder or JetBrains IntelliJ. You can get the SDK Installer from the Apache Flex website at http://incubator.apache.org/flex/installer.html + or + http://flex.apache.org/installer.html You can also get just the binaries from our website as well. These binaries do not include the dependencies, so additional software may need to be downloaded and installed. http://incubator.apache.org/flex/download.html + or + http://flex.apache.org/download.html Building Apache Flex 4.9 ======================== @@ -84,10 +93,10 @@ Install Prerequisites Before building Flex you must install the following software and set the corresponding environment variables using absolute file paths. Relative file paths will result in build errors. - - The environment variables PLAYERGLOBAL_HOME, AIR_HOME, FLASHPLAYER_DEBUGGER, - PIXELBENDER_HOME and ADOBE_EXTENSION_MANAGER can also be set in the property file - called env.properties. See the env-template.properties file for instructions. + + The environment variables PLAYERGLOBAL_HOME, AIR_HOME, FLASHPLAYER_DEBUGGER, + PIXELBENDER_HOME and ADOBE_EXTENSION_MANAGER can also be set in the property file + called env.properties. See the env-template.properties file for instructions. The Adobe Flash Player playerglobal.swc is needed to compile all the components with the exception of the airframework and airspark components which require @@ -144,10 +153,9 @@ Install Prerequisites The Adobe AIR integration kit for Mac can be downloaded from: http://airdownload.adobe.com/air/mac/download/3.4/AdobeAIRSDK.tbz2 - This version of Apache Flex was certified for use with AIR 3.4, and is compatible - with versions 3.1 through 3.5. - - Note however that it hasn't been tested on AIR 3.2, 3.3 or 3.4. + This version of Apache Flex was certified for use with AIR 3.4, and should + be compatible with other versions of AIR newer than 3.1. However it hasn't + been tested on AIR 3.2, 3.3 or 3.4. Download the AIR SDK for your platform and unzip it. Set AIR_HOME to the absolute path of the AIR SDK directory. @@ -157,8 +165,8 @@ Install Prerequisites This version of Apache Flex was certified for use with Flash Player 11.1, and is compatible with versions 10.2 through 11.5. It has been tested with versions 11.1 - and 11.5 on Windows and Mac. It compiles against other Flash Player versions and - is expected to work but there may be some issues. + and 11.5 on Windows and Mac. It has been compiled against other Flash Player versions + but has not been fully tested. On Windows, set FLASHPLAYER_DEBUGGER to the absolute path of FlashPlayerDebugger.exe @@ -174,7 +182,7 @@ Install Prerequisites http://www.adobe.com/go/pixelbender_toolkit_dmg/ Download the Pixel Bender Toolkit for your platform and install or unzip it. - Set PIXELBENDER_HOME to the absolute path of the Pixel Bender Toolkit directory. + Set PIXELBENDER_HOME to the absolute path of the Pixel Bender Toolkit directory. *6) The Adobe Flash Player playerglobal.swc for 11.1 can be downloaded from: http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/updaters/11/playerglobal11_1.swc @@ -183,16 +191,16 @@ Install Prerequisites and copy playerglobal11_1.swc to player/11.1/playerglobal.swc. Other more recent versions of Adode Flash Player playergloal.swc can be downloaded from: - http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/updaters/11/playerglobal11_2.swc - http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/updaters/11/playerglobal11_3.swc - http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/updaters/11/playerglobal11_4.swc - http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/updaters/11/playerglobal11_5.swc - + http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/updaters/11/playerglobal11_2.swc + http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/updaters/11/playerglobal11_3.swc + http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/updaters/11/playerglobal11_4.swc + http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/updaters/11/playerglobal11_5.swc + These can be used with Apache Flex but have not been fully tested. Set PLAYERGLOBAL_HOME to the absolute path of the player directory (not including - the version subdirectory). The target-version option controls which - PLAYERGLOBAL_HOME subdirectory is used. + the version subdirectory). The target-version option controls which + PLAYERGLOBAL_HOME subdirectory is used. *7) The Adobe Extension Manager is only required for those creating release or testing changes to the flash-integration swc. Not that if you change APIs on classes @@ -238,9 +246,9 @@ Other Locale Support SDK against. The list of supported locales include: - da_DK el_GR en_GB fi_FI ja_JP nl_NL ru_RU zh_TW - de_CH en_AU en_US fr_FR ko_KR pt_BR sv_SE - de_DE en_CA es_ES it_IT nb_NO pt_PT zh_CN + da_DK el_GR en_GB fi_FI ja_JP nl_NL ru_RU zh_TW + de_CH en_AU en_US fr_FR ko_KR pt_BR sv_SE + de_DE en_CA es_ES it_IT nb_NO pt_PT zh_CN The Apache Flex SDK has only been tested for the en_US locale, however there is unlikely to be any issues with a SDK compiled for another locales. @@ -311,7 +319,7 @@ Flash Player version Support Apache Flex has been tested with Flash Player 11.1 and 11.5 on Windows and Mac. It compiles against other Flash Player versions and is expected to work but they may be some - issues, particularly with ealier 10.2 and 10.3 versions of the Flash Player. + issues, particularly with the earlier 10.2 and 10.3 versions of the Flash Player. Software Dependencies --------------------- @@ -342,8 +350,7 @@ Software Dependencies downloaded to your system. These files are installed in frameworks/libs. osmf.swc - frameworks/libs - + Open Source Media Framework v1.0 used for video components This file is extracted from: @@ -467,4 +474,5 @@ Building the Source in the Source Distribution Thanks for using Apache Flex. The Apache Flex Project - <http://incubator.apache.org/flex/> + <http://incubator.apache.org/flex> + <http://flex.apache.org>
