Al, This actually looks to be more related to media imports. The 8458ms time next to files should stick out. That looks like media processing to me. In Flex 1.5, this aspect of compilation is the most resource intensive.
Are you: 1. Embeding Fonts 2. Embedding Images, GIF, JPEG, PNG, SWF 3. Embedding Audio The ASC compiler and MXMLC compiler are very fast but when tasked with embedding images, font to glyph conversion, audio, it is slower. This is actually one of the illusions of compiler performance. MTASC and ASC are somewhat comparable ( ASC is faster but very few have seen it standalone! ) but when you add media encoding, MXML to AS translation, AS compilation to ABC, and finally SWF assembly, MXMLC obviously takes longer. This is the same exact logic in why Flash compilation times are much slower than MTASC. Obviously when you must encode every single character in a font into a glyph, encode images, and encode audio, compilation will take exponentially longer. There is a trick here. You can use COMPC to precompile media assets into SWC. The SWC format is directly injected into the SWF bytecode and thus requires no compiler think time. Moving media compilation to SWC speeds compiler time 10 fold. My 2 cents, Cynergy Systems, Inc. Theodore Patrick Sr. Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: 1.866.CYNERGY http://www.cynergysystems.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Alisdair Mills > Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 1:39 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Mac Flex developing > > yeah... i add incremental but for some reason it still takes between > 8 and 20 seconds. the output from mxmlc is as follows.... > > Files: 546 Time: 8458ms > Linking... 100ms > Optimizing... 901ms > SWF Encoding... 180ms > Persisting 114 compilation units... 160ms > Total time: 12607ms > > am i doing something wrong? my syntax is as follows... mxmlc -- > incremental=true -output=deploy/FeverPitch.swf src/FeverPitch.mxml. > > cheers, Al > > > On 24 Mar 2006, at 05:32, Mike Chambers wrote: > > > Make sure you are doing incremental compiles by passing: > > > > --incremental=true > > > > on the command line. > > > > mike chambers > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Alisdair Mills wrote: > >> Mike, just out of interest... is there any way to get the SDK > >> compiler to compile as quickly as the compiler in flex builder? Using > >> flex builder beta 1 as a guide it would take 1 second or so in flex > >> builder but up to 20 seconds with the command line mxmlc compiler... > >> quite a difference. I was half way through developing an app with > >> beta 1 on a mac (which worked - sort of - on os x eclipse) and since > >> beta 2 it has got a whole lot tougher/slower. > >> > >> On 23 Mar 2006, at 22:25, Mike Chambers wrote: > >> > >>> fyi, we now have an SDK download for Windows, Mac and Linux: > >>> > >>> http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm? > >>> e=labs#flexsdk2 > >>> > >>> (no more having to copy from windows) > >>> > >>> mike chambers > >>> > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> Richard Leggett wrote: > >>>> I didn't see whether you specified 1.X or 2.0, and I'm sure > >>>> someone else > >>>> will be better able to speak about Flex 1.X, but I might be able to > >>>> offer some insights for Flex 2.0. > >>>> > >>>> I'm a PC guy myself but my colleague is currently working on a Mac > >>>> running Eclipse with the FlexBuilder 2 plug-ins (copied directly > >>>> from a > >>>> PC install). Here's what you don't get: > >>>> > >>>> - Debugging ( or run in debug player ) > >>>> - Therefore trace() - see workaround below > >>>> - IDE makes the carat jump around and highlight various things, > >>>> occaisionally he switches to FDT when it all gets too much > >>>> - No MXML highlighting and code completion in MXML documents (if > >>>> anyone > >>>> knows the location of the DTD I'm sure you can at least hook up > >>>> XMLBuddy > >>>> or something to it to get some sort of highlighting and prompting). > >>>> - Errors e.g. "null has no properties" just causes app to stop > >>>> working > >>>> > >>>> You do get: > >>>> > >>>> - "intellisense"/code completion / look up declaration in AS > >>>> documents > >>>> - Run as release build > >>>> > >>>> Design view I'm not sure on, would have to check, not used much. > >>>> So in > >>>> summary, it is workable for now as long as there's a PC guy > >>>> around to > >>>> debug if it all gets too much. > >>>> > >>>> I wrote a quick little Logger class and compatible output panel > >>>> that > >>>> uses LocalConnection if anyone would like it, very simple but it > >>>> might > >>>> save you 5 mins and it's better to have some sort of trace than > >>>> none at > >>>> all if you must use a Mac ;) > >>>> > >>>> Also tried running Eclipse in VirtualPC, as you'd expect no good > >>>> even on > >>>> the fastest Macs, if anyone has any insights into running > >>>> Darwine on > >>>> Tiger I'd love to be able to pass it on. > >>>> > >>>> Rich > >>>> > >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>> -- > >>>> --- > >>>> *From:* [email protected] > >>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> *On Behalf Of *Jonathan Miranda > >>>> *Sent:* 23 March 2006 19:34 > >>>> *To:* [email protected] > >>>> *Subject:* [flexcoders] Mac Flex developing > >>>> > >>>> Just curious, how and if there are differences with developing > >>>> Flex on a > >>>> Mac (the only thing I can foresee is tools limited to Windows > >>>> environments).** > >>>> > >>>> _________________________________________ > >>>> > >>>> *Jonathan Miranda* > >>>> > >>>> *Flexible Master of the Web* > >>>> > >>>> //"Try not to become a man of success, but a man of value." - > >>>> Albert > >>>> Einstein// > >>>> > >>>> HealthGrades <http://www.healthgrades.com/>: Guiding America to > >>>> Better > >>>> Healthcare™ > >>>> > >>>> NASDAQ: HGRD > >>>> > >>>> w (720) 963-3832 > >>>> > >>>> c (707) 761-0868 > >>>> > >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> > >>>> _________________________________________ > >>>> > >>>> The message contains confidential and/or legally privileged > >>>> information > >>>> and is intended for use only by the indicated addressee. 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