Hi everyone -
Thank you all for the following answers! >1) Is there an expected date /time frame for the IDE packager to be >released? (Although I will walk through the setup of the current Apache >Flex install, most of the dev audience will probably want something >simpler) (From Erik De Bruin) Nothing is set in stone, remember, we're all volunteers. Having said that, the first release of the Apache Flex Installer and accompanying badge is expected within the next week or two. Some minor details have to be taken care of before a release can be cut and voted upon. *thanks I'll remind the group of this. (from Carol Frampton) In the meantime, if you have a FlashBuilder installation, you can use either https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/flex/sdk/trunk/ide/constructFlex ForIDE.bat (or .sh) depending on your platform to build a packaged SDK using an Apache Flex source or binary kit and the other pieces like Flash Player, AIR, etc from the FlashBuilder installation sdks/4.6.0 directory. *great I will look into this now. (From Om) I see that your presentation is tomorrow evening. For the short term, it would be best to download the latest source from here: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/flex/utilities/trunk/installer https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/flex/utilities/trunk/common You can compile it on your machine and run it locally. It should work fine for your presentation. The codebase is pretty much locked and this is what we will be cutting a release from. And you could take this opportunity to perhaps walk through how to checkout code from Apache Flex, set up on your machine, compile it etc. You could show the devs how easy it is to get up and running. Maybe some of them will get inspired to help out Apache Flex as well. Just a thought :-) *I am actually going to go through this process (a little quickly) and maybe do some inspirational talk to. BTW you know I am also a yoga teacher and om is quite a common phrase in those circles. J If anyone has comments on the other questions as well that would be great! 3) I've seen some threads here regarding unit testing - is there going to be some support or foundation for using Apache Flex with FlexUnit or other unit testing systems? 4) What is currently being worked on in terms of feature support that for example the Flash Player has that Apache Flex has yet to implement? video for example? Components? 5) (Last one for now) I'll be using Andrew Tryce's example to showcase functional Flex 4.8 demos. I also have older demos to illustrate basic functionality (from Flex 4.5). Are there any other demos that can be used to illustrate anything unique about the 4.8 build that can be used for demonstration purposes? And btw, the link to the information about my brief is preso is here - http://www.flashinto.com Thanks again -Edward Edward J. Apostol Consultant & Instructor - Web, RIAs and Mobile Toronto, ON Canada E: e...@edapostol.com
