It *is* possible to run FlexUnit tests on Linux (or at least on Ubuntu 14.04, where I managed to get it working). See https://github.com/ajkerr/chef-flashprojector.
On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 8:15 AM, Christofer Dutz <[email protected]> wrote: > > We also build Flex applications on Linux ... the only thing you actually > can't do is have FlexUnit tests run in the Flashplayer or using The Air Debug > Launcher ... > > Chris > > ________________________________________ > Von: Tom Chiverton <[email protected]> > Gesendet: Dienstag, 22. Dezember 2015 13:39 > An: [email protected] > Betreff: Re: Flex-sdk on linux > > If all you want to do is build a project that uses Apache Flex, then you > can use the binary distribution of the Apache Flex SDK : > http://flex.apache.org/download-binaries.html > and the ant (a Java based tool) install method : > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLEX/Installation+help#Installationhelp-Ant-basedinstaller > which does not need the AIR based installer. No need to be an ant guru ! > > This will get you a functioning Apache Flex SDK on Linux. > > It would be interesting to see how you get on with Scratch. > > Tom > > On 22/12/15 12:07, [email protected] wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am new to the mailing list. I have read in the archives that there was >> some effort to imporove support for linux. I know that the main mark on >> using flex-sdk on linux is that it depends on Adobe Air which has not >> been supported for linux since version 2.6. The following thread makes >> it seem like there isn't a direct dependency on Adobe Air and there was >> talk about how to remove the dependency: >> http://apache-flex-users.2333346.n4.nabble.com/Flex-SDK-on-Linux-tc881.html#none >> >> My ultimate goal is to build MIT scratch 2.0 for linux which depends on >> flex. My preference is to build this all from source because I am trying >> to write an ebuild for the gentoo linux distribution for scratch 2.0 and >> dependencies. >> >> I should note that I have never used ant. I am not a java developer, but >> I am capable of learning what I need to know. >> >> Thank you for your time in advance. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Trevor Wilson >> >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. >> For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> > -- Andrew Kerr
