Yes, I have no doubt this will work. Trying Alex's suggestion.
On Feb 22, 2013, at 10:38 PM, Om wrote: On Feb 22, 2013 10:30 PM, "Alex Harui" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Last time I downloaded and "installed" the installer, it put it in > /Applications/Apache Flex/ > > Do you have one there? See if you can just click on it in Finder and see if > it runs. > > Then, all I did was open a terminal window, change to that folder and ran > ./Apache\ Flex\ SDK\ Installer.app/ -config=<path to xml file> > > It ran, but I didn't have an easy way to verify if it used that xml file > though. I can verify that this works as advertised. Although it was on Windows. No reason why it won't use the specified xml file on a Mac. Om > > > On 2/22/13 10:19 PM, "Joe Kryzak" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Ultimately what I'm trying to do is run FP 11.5 with FB 4.7 and AF 4.9.0. To >> do that, I need to download the installer, modify the config file, and run the >> installer on the command line with the '-config' option with modified xml. Lee >> is working on a binary for this, but it's not ready yet. On mac, you have to >> mount the directory and then either invoke the binary with the options, or >> 'open' the binary enclosing folder with the --args argument for -config. I >> thought it would make sense if the app was in the Application folder with >> everything else. >> >> I don't see anything for a default location - I would assume the /Application >> directory would be it. I'd put it in /dev/null if I thought that would work, >> let me know if there is a preference. >> >> Joe >> >> On Feb 22, 2013, at 10:08 PM, Alex Harui wrote: >> >> Yeah, 3.5 is late enough. Why are you copying files around? Why not use it >> as installed? >> >> >> On 2/22/13 10:04 PM, "Joe Kryzak" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I was running AIR 3.5.0.890, and updated to AIR 3.6.0.5970, same result - >>> google is telling me that AIR 3.5 is certified for apache flex. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Feb 22, 2013, at 9:28 PM, Alex Harui wrote: >>> >>> OK, I googled that response and it seems to imply you don't have recent >>> enough version of AIR installed. >>> >>> >>> On 2/22/13 9:19 PM, "Joe Kryzak" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Correct - I'm using the full path. Of course, after running (after >>>> mounting): >>>> >>>> sudo cp -R "/Volumes/Install Apache Flex SDK Installer/Install Apache Flex >>>> SDK >>>> Installer.app" /Applications >>>> >>>> Is there a way to report a version? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Feb 22, 2013, at 9:04 PM, Alex Harui wrote: >>>> >>>> Are you saying you ran the first command line and the response was a list of >>>> "Available Options"? >>>> >>>> I tried an equivalent command-line on Mac and it worked for me. I noticed >>>> you are not installed in the default location. Maybe there is an older >>>> version around somewhere? >>>> >>>> >>>> On 2/22/13 6:28 PM, "Joe Kryzak" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Om - >>>>> >>>>> The mac binary doesn't recognize the option - >>>>> >>>>> $ ./Install\ Apache\ Flex\ SDK\ Installer >>>>> -config=/home/jk/Downloads/sdk-installer-config-2.0.xml >>>>> Available Options: -silent { -eulaAccepted ( -location <dir> ) >>>>> -desktopShortcut -programMenu -allowDownload } >>>>> >>>>> I'm in >>>>> >>>>> /Applications/Install Apache Flex SDK Installer.app/Contents/MacOS >>>>> >>>>> I also tried to invoke with 'open', but it dies instantly: >>>>> >>>>> open -a /Applications/Install\ Apache\ Flex\ SDK\ Installer.app --args >>>>> -config=sdk-installer-config-2.0.xml >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Feb 22, 2013, at 11:45 AM, Om wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Here are the steps: >>>>> >>>>> 1. Download and install the released Installer from here: >>>>> flex.apache.org/installer >>>>> 2. Download the file from >>>>> http://flex.apache.org/sdk-installer-config-2.0.xml to your hard disk (ex. >>>>> to: c:/sdk-installer-config-2.0.xml ) >>>>> 3. Open c:/sdk-installer-config-2.0.xml and modify the xml node for >>>>> FlashPlayer: >>>>> >>>>> from: >>>>> >>>>> <file name="FlashPlayer" path=" >>>>> http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/updaters/11/"; file="* >>>>> playerglobal11_1.swc*" version="*11.1*"/> >>>>> >>>>> to: >>>>> >>>>> <file name="FlashPlayer" path=" >>>>> http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/updaters/11/"; file="* >>>>> playerglobal11_5.swc*" version="*11.5*"/> >>>>> >>>>> 4. Save the file: c:/sdk-installer-config-2.0.xml >>>>> 5. From the command line, invoke the Installer using an argument like >>>>> this: >>>>> >>>>> C:\Program Files (x86)\Apache Flex\Apache Flex SDK Installer>*"Apache Flex >>>>> SDK Installer.exe" -config=c:/sdk-installer-config-2.0.xml* >>>>> * >>>>> * >>>>> This is how you tell the Installer to download flash player 11.5 instead of >>>>> the defaults. >>>>> >>>>> 6. Once the installer finishes its thing, open the SDK folder where Apache >>>>> Flex 4.9 is installed and open the file: frameworks/flex-config.xml >>>>> 7. Modify these two xml nodes: >>>>> >>>>> from: >>>>> >>>>> <!-- Specifies the minimum player version that will run the compiled >>>>> SWF. --> >>>>> <target-player>*11.1*</target-player> >>>>> >>>>> <!-- Specifies the version of the compiled SWF --> >>>>> <swf-version>*14*</swf-version> >>>>> >>>>> to: >>>>> >>>>> <!-- Specifies the minimum player version that will run the compiled >>>>> SWF. --> >>>>> <target-player>*11.5*</target-player> >>>>> >>>>> <!-- Specifies the version of the compiled SWF --> >>>>> <swf-version>*18*</swf-version> >>>>> >>>>> 8. Save flex-config.xml >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> You should be good to go now. >>>>> >>>>> Please let me know if you run into any problems. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Om >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Joe Kryzak <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Trying to install 4.9.0 on Flash Builder 4.7 with Flash Player 11.5. >>>>>> >>>>>> Joe >>>>>> On Feb 22, 2013, at 11:23 AM, Om wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Joe, >>>>>> >>>>>> I am equally confused here. We should have asked you this earlier - what >>>>>> exactly is your end goal? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Om >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Joe Kryzak <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Guys - >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The new version sounds good. I'll tell you step by step how I interpreted >>>>>>> the instructions, but I feel I have such a disconnect I don't want to >>>>>> waste >>>>>>> your time. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Pre-README: Installed Flash Builder 4.7.0. Added "4.9.0" directory >>>>>>> underneath Flash Builder sdks. >>>>>>> 1. Unzip the source distribution. You should see the 'installer' >>>>>>> directory and the >>>>>>> 'common' directory in the root. >>>>>>> No problem - I'm not a linux admin type, but know command line and have >>>>>>> done sudo installs. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 2. In the installer directory run: >>>>>>> ant get-as3commons.swc >>>>>>> This step downloads the required as3commons library and saves it in >>>>>>> the libs >>>>>>> directory. >>>>>>> In running this, I get a message, but the build is successful. Only later >>>>>>> do I figure out from Justin that this is something that needs to be dealt >>>>>>> with. The reason I blow this message off is because it isn't indicated as >>>>>>> an error, and during a typical make/make install there are a lot of >>>>>>> messages that I usually ignore. >>>>>>> $ ant get-as3commons.swc >>>>>>> Buildfile: >>>>>>> >>>>>> > /Users/jk/Downloads/apache-flex-sdk-installer-2.0.2-src/installer/build.xm>>>>> > l >>>>>>> [taskdef] Could not load definitions from resource flexTasks.tasks. It >>>>>>> could not be found. check-as3commons.swc: get-as3commons.swc: >>>>>>> [mkdir] Created dir: >>>>>>> /Users/jk/Downloads/apache-flex-sdk-installer-2.0.2-src/installer/libs >>>>>>> [get] Getting: >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>> >> > http://projects.yoolab.org/maven/content/repositories/releases/org/as3common >>> >> >>> >>> s >>>>>> /as3commons-zip/1.0.0-alpha.1/as3commons-zip-1.0.0-alpha.1.swc >>>>>>> [get] To: >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>> >> > /Users/jk/Downloads/apache-flex-sdk-installer-2.0.2-src/installer/libs/as3co>>> >> >>> >>> m >>>>>> mons-zip-1.0.0-alpha.1.swc >>>>>>> [get] .......... >>>>>>> [get] Getting: >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>> >> > http://projects.yoolab.org/maven/content/repositories/releases/org/as3common >>> >> >>> >>> s >>>>>> /as3commons-zip/1.0.0-alpha.1/as3commons-zip-1.0.0-alpha.1.swc.md5 >>>>>>> [get] To: >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>> >> > /Users/jk/Downloads/apache-flex-sdk-installer-2.0.2-src/installer/libs/as3co>>> >> >>> >>> m >>>>>> mons-zip-1.0.0-alpha.1.swc.md5 >>>>>>> [get] . >>>>>>> [delete] Deleting: >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>> >> > /Users/jk/Downloads/apache-flex-sdk-installer-2.0.2-src/installer/libs/as3co>>> >> >>> >>> m >>>>>> mons-zip-1.0.0-alpha.1.swc.md5 >>>>>>> BUILD SUCCESSFUL Total time: 2 seconds >>>>>>> At first, I moved on, but later when nothing worked I went back to this >>>>>>> step and asked users@ what the message meant. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As a fix for this, Justin suggests: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ant can't find flexTasks, add flexTask.jar to your ANT lib directory or >>>>>>> pass it to ant via -lib. You can find it in the Flex SDK >>>>>> modules/antTasks. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I really have no idea what this means, so I start searching for >>>>>>> 'flexTask.jar' and the directory 'modules' from the source directory, >>>>>> both >>>>>>> turn up nothing: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> $ find . -name "modules" >>>>>>> $ find . -name "flexTask.jar" >>>>>>> $ >>>>>>> So I go to Google, and I see: >>>>>>> the flexTasks.jar file is located at >>>>>>> flash_builder_install/sdks/4.6.0/ant/lib >>>>>>> There is no flash_builder_install, and the previous search of the >>>>>>> installer directory turned up null, so I assume flash_builder_install is >>>>>>> the installed directory. 4.9.0 is still empty, so I go back to my old >>>>>>> 4.6.0, which does have the flexTasks.jar, but is this correct to use an >>>>>>> older version? Assuming that's correct, which I don't think it is, I'm >>>>>>> really not sure where the SDK is at this point - I only have the >>>>>> installer. >>>>>>> Or does the installer contain the SDK? A search didn't show any module >>>>>>> directories. So I try and look for a tarball within the installer source: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> $ find . -name "*tar*" >>>>>>> $ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Which returns nothing. I realize at this point that I have no idea what's >>>>>>> going on, but unfortunately I don't have the time to clear the confusion >>>>>> on >>>>>>> my own. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> In my original effort (before writing Justin), I had ignored the original >>>>>>> message and went onto step 3. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 3. If using Adobe Flash Builder, add a linked resource called: >>>>>>> APACHE_FLEX_UTILITIES_ROOT >>>>>>> and point it to the directory path where the 'installer' and 'common' >>>>>>> directories are >>>>>>> located. >>>>>>> I am using FB 4.7, so I go into FB and figure out how to add the linked >>>>>>> resource. I believe I did that correctly, I move onto step 4. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 4. In the installer project, add >>>>>> ${APACHE_FLEX_UTILITIES_ROOT}/common/src >>>>>>> as a source path. >>>>>>> At this point, I have no idea what "installer project" refers to. I was >>>>>>> purely working command line, up until step 3. I believe the inference is >>>>>>> that somehow there is a project in FB which is managing the installation >>>>>> of >>>>>>> the SDK, but I have really no concept how the focus changed from command >>>>>>> line to FB, except in step 3, which only indicated to set a variable. So >>>>>> I >>>>>>> speculate, and I wonder if the variable sets up some sort of installer >>>>>>> project, so I exit and come back in, no difference. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Giving up on FB, I go back to the command line. There is a xml file >>>>>> called >>>>>>> build.xml which contains a <project> item, and one of the attributes is >>>>>>> 'installer', so I figure I found the installer project that I was >>>>>> supposed >>>>>>> to be adding the source path to. In looking through the XML, there is no >>>>>>> child elements that have source path definitions of any kind, so I'm >>>>>>> assuming I am back in the weeds. I write this to users@: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm assuming the installer project it's referring to is in the build.xml, >>>>>>> but what is the mechanism to add it? Or am I misunderstanding something? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Justin writes back: >>>>>>> This refers to if you building the installer in Flash Builder, the >>>>>>> installer uses code form the common project >>>>>>> (/flex/untilities/trunk/common). It's in properties under Flex Build Path >>>>>>> in the Source Path tab, click add folder to add it. >>>>>>> I'm entirely sure this makes sense to you guys, and the thousands of >>>>>>> people who have installed it before. As a basic user, I view the SDK >>>>>> 4.9.0 >>>>>>> as an overlay on top of FB 4.7. I view the install source that I >>>>>> downloaded >>>>>>> as a mechanism to bind that overlay. It would never occur to me that I >>>>>>> could 'build the installer in Flash Builder', I would assume the build >>>>>>> process would take place on the command line, similar to make/make >>>>>> install. >>>>>>> At this point I'm guessing I should see an installer project in Flash >>>>>>> Builder? This is a foreign idea to me, and I'm sort of giving up at this >>>>>>> point, because my fundamental assumptions about the build process are >>>>>>> totally flawed. I'll leave it up to you guys to determine if you think >>>>>> I'm >>>>>>> close and can provide guidance, or if I should just wait for Lee's single >>>>>>> click installer which specifies FP. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks for the support though. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Feb 22, 2013, at 9:21 AM, Om wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Feb 22, 2013 12:56 AM, "Joe Kryzak" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Yes, I was attempting to build 4.9 with flash player 11.5. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Is there a plan to have the binary installer select the flash player >>>>>>> version? I'm not locating the artifacts you are referencing, I might be >>>>>>> better off waiting. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks for the response. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Joe, the README in the installer directory has directions on how to do >>>>>>> this. Basically, you grab a copy of the insataller config xml, modify >>>>>> the >>>>>>> urls and version number and inject the xml into the installer as a >>>>>> command >>>>>>> line parameter. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Let me know if you run into problems. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As Lee mentioned, he is planning to make this doable via the UI. >>>>>> Hopefully >>>>>>> that would make things easier. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> Om >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Joe >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Feb 22, 2013, at 12:10 AM, Justin Mclean wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I assume you trying the build the installer project? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 4. In the installer project, add >>>>>>> ${APACHE_FLEX_UTILITIES_ROOT}/common/src as a source path. >>>>>>>> This refers to if you building the installer in Flash Builder, the >>>>>>> installer uses code form the common project >>>>>>> (/flex/untilities/trunk/common). It's in properties under Flex Build Path >>>>>>> in the Source Path tab, click add folder to add it. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 2. Also, In the ant command in step 2 I see the message below. >>>>>>>> Ant can't find flexTasks, add flexTask.jar to your ANT lib directory or >>>>>>> pass it to ant via -lib. You can find it in the Flex SDK >>>>>> modules/antTasks. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>> Justin >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Alex Harui >>>> Flex SDK Team >>>> Adobe Systems, Inc. >>>> http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Alex Harui >>> Flex SDK Team >>> Adobe Systems, Inc. >>> http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Alex Harui >> Flex SDK Team >> Adobe Systems, Inc. >> http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui >> >> > > -- > Alex Harui > Flex SDK Team > Adobe Systems, Inc. > http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui >
