On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Lukas Bradley <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd also like to note that multiple source files is already supported > by Flexmojos implicitly. If the POM author does not specify a > sourceFile, the mojo compiles all the MXML files it finds. > > Personally, I'd like to see the following added to the configuration, > with the implied functinality. > > <sourceFiles> > <sourceFile file="Main.mxml" output="Main.swf" /> > <sourceFile file="MyCSS.css" output="MySkin.swf" /> > </sourceFiles>
It isn't multiple source files that's the problem, it's multiple swf output files that is the issue. One of the basic Maven principles, is 1 artifact per module (swf or swc for Flex). The problem is that Maven by default only knows how to archive and retrieve a single artifact per project/module. To do more than 1 requires a bit of contortion, and other Maven plugins will ignore the others. So if you create a Main.swf and a MySkin.swf, and this project becomes a dependency in a different project, say a war project, only 1 of them will be brought in by default. So the most Maven-ish way, is to have 2 projects, one for Main.swf and 1 for MySkin.swf, and to have Main.swf depend on MySkin.swf, but have them share source directories. It's basically an impedance between the Flex Builder way and the Maven way, and Velo tends toward the Maven way because it makes the plugin easier to manage and more compatible. We realize that for Flex apps that use lots of compiled css, modules, and custom application swfs that differ only by a small amount, it is inconvenient to have so many little projects. There's just no nice way to make both sides happy. If you don't need the other swfs to be in the repo and used by other projects, then there are ways to build lots of swfs in a single maven project with FM, just be aware of the consequences. Logan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Flex Mojos" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/flex-mojos?hl=en?hl=en http://blog.flex-mojos.info/
