> > Ant is a prerequisite to actually run the build script. Other dependencies > don't necessarily require pre-installation. > > It is certainly possible to have the build script download dependencies. What > is automatic vs. having to ask the user depends on whether the dependency has > a category A or B license. Category A licenses can be automatic. > > For example, in Apache POI there are several jars downloaded in the fetch-jars > target. > > https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/poi/trunk/build.xml > > There is also a rat-check target at the end that is a useful example. > > Regards, > Dave > PlayerGlobal.swc and the AIR tar ball are under MPL, but are not optional, so it was my understanding that they also need to be pre-installed because the build script can't really give you a choice to opt-out. I would love to be wrong about that.
-- Alex Harui Flex SDK Team Adobe Systems, Inc. http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui