Here is my 2 cents too - I am using <java> ant task instead of <exec>, it is a little more native to ant.
For me it is also important becuase our ant scripts are used on Solaris and Windows. Read http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/2/docs/00001489.html for more info. Regards, Igor Grapp. --- In [email protected], "derrickgrigg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's great Dimitrios, thanks. One question, are you using that > command file in the flex 2 command line compiler or in ant? > > --- In [email protected], "Dimitrios Gianninas" > <dimitrios.gianninas@> wrote: > > > > > > Now that I am back in the office, here is the full ant command we > use to compile cairngorm and exclude all unneccesary libraries: > > > > <exec executable="${FLEX2_COMPC}" > > dir="${BUILD}" > > vmlauncher="false" > > failonerror="true"> > > <arg value="-load-config+=${basedir}/cairngorm2-config.xml"/> > > <arg value="-source-path=${SRC}"/> > > <arg > value="-external-library-path+=${SDK_LIB}/playerglobal.swc,${SDK_LIB}/framework.swc,${SDK_LIB}/fds.swc"/> > > <arg value="-output=cairngorm.swc" /> > > </exec> > > > > > > Dimitrios Gianninas > > RIA Developer > > Optimal Payments Inc. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Dimitrios Gianninas > > Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 6:26 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Architecting a large, modular Flex application > > > > Hi, > > > > I think you have setup things pretty much the same way I would. > Although I have never gone that far... yet :) > > > > One thing I did notice which you can change is that you said the > entire flex framework gets included in the cairngorm.swc ... doesn't > have to be. I build the carngorm.swc using the command-line compiler > and made sure to exclude the framework.swc, this did reduce the size > and is basically what I think you want to do. Don't remember the exact > switch, will have to get that to you tomorrow once I'm back in the office. > > > > Regards, > > > > Dimitrios Gianninas > > Optimal Payments Inc. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] on behalf of derrickgrigg > > Sent: Tue 9/19/2006 11:23 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [flexcoders] Architecting a large, modular Flex application > > > > I just want to bounce this idea/concept off the larger Flex > community to see if there are any holes or possibly better solutions. > > > > I am currently working with a team of developers on a large, modular > Flex application based on the Cairngorm framework. One issue that we > are trying to get our heads around is creating the application in a > modular fashion (ie seperate SWFs for application modules). Each > module will only get loaded as needed by the main shell application in > order to keep the overall size and memory use as small as possible. > > > > The big issue that we are running into is how to setup and develop > the module flex projects in Flex Builder. We need to give the module > projects access to the models, value objects etc (especially bindable > > properties) that they need from the main application without having > the actual application implemented version of those classes get > compiled into the module swfs and causing problems when they get > loaded into the main application. Our current thinking is that in > order to allow the modules to have full access to the models, value > objects, etc that have been defined in the main application we create > Abstract versions of those classes and put them in a seperate flex > library project which will get compiled as an SWC and get included > into the seperate modules as a runtime shared library (RSL), basically > an library of Abstract classes only (and maybe some Interfaces). The > module projects will also include the Cairngorm.swc as an RSL in order > to have access to the interfaces etc that are defined there and > provide the neccessary hooks into the main application. > > > > The main application will have all of it's models, value objects etc > extend the abstract classes that are defined in the Abstract RSL > library. The main application will also use the cairngorm.swc as an > RSL to ensure that the module swfs load properly when called upon (ie > they won't throw a run time shared library error because they can't > find the cairngorm.swc). This results in a download hit because the > entire flex framework gets downloaded in the cairngorm.swc but we do > not see any way around that. > > > > Any feedback, comments, etc from any of you would be greatly > appreciated. > > > > Regards, > > > > Derrick > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > WARNING > > ------- > > This electronic message and its attachments may contain > confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information, which is > solely for the use of the intended recipient. No privilege or other > rights are waived by any unintended transmission or unauthorized > retransmission of this message. 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