I'm also a Linux user, but because of the limitations of AIR on Linux, I end up working on a Windows 7 VM. I made the installer work perfectly on Linux, but I do not use it in the end. Developing mobile apps on Linux is still almost impossible as they are AIR apps...
So I'd say yes to this proposition. If there are ant scripts, that's great. I would only add that the documentation on how to use those scripts should be easily reachable/available from the Flex SDK Installer Web page, so Linux people don't have to go through tons of documentation only to give a try. My two cents. Thanks for reading me. Mathieu On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 6:52 PM, Sean Thayne <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 > > ~Sean > > <http://www.skyseek.com> > class *Sean_Thayne* > extends Developer { > public $skype = "sthayne23"; > public $gTalk = "[email protected]"; > public $url = "www.skyseek.com"; > } > > > On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 4:16 PM, OmPrakash Muppirala > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > +1 > > > > I think you summed up all the reasons :-) > > > > Thanks, > > Om > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 2:49 PM, Alex Harui <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > > > To install Apache Flex SDK 4.11, we finally made available an Apache > Flex > > > Installer for Linux. > > > > > > However, we received feedback that, because the Installer is an Adobe > AIR > > > app, it is problematic for Linux users to have to install AIR first > then > > > Install the Installer before installing the Apache Flex SDK. > > > > > > For Apache Flex SDK 4.12, we have created Apache Ant scripts that can > do > > > the install as well. Feedback from one person who tried it is that it > is > > > so much easier, we no longer need an Linux version of the Apache Flex > > > Installer. One other person following the dev@ mailing list agreed. > > > > > > Creating an Installer for Linux is a bit of a pain. It uses the same > > code > > > base, but an older version of AIR and requires someone with a Linux > setup > > > to build it, so it would be nice to be able to go back to just having > > > Installers for Mac and Windows. However, this is your chance to voice > > > objections if you think we should maintain a Installer for Linux. > > > > > > Speak now before it's too late... ;-) > > > > > > -Alex > > > > > > > > >
