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From: Alex Harui <aharui@adobe.com>
To: "dev@flex.apache.org" <dev@flex.apache.org>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 13:37:27 -0800
Subject: Re: [OT] [FALCON] Falcon and IDE/FB integration
Thread-Topic: [OT] [FALCON] Falcon and IDE/FB integration
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I think the main goal for Falcon is simply to get it to a level where it ca=
n
replace MXMLC/COMPC on the command-line.  Right now, no IDE vendor seems to
be asking us if they can integrate Falcon.


On 2/6/13 9:06 AM, "Cosma Colanicchia" <cosmacol@gmail.com> wrote:

> Actually, I see that FB currently supports:
> - the legacy MXMLC/COMPC (using Adobe Flex SDKs up to 4.6, and Apache Fle=
x
> SDKs thanks to the installer)
> - the bundled ASC 2.0 for pure ActionScript projects (but it seems
> "hardcoded" in FB)
>=20
> As legacy MXMLC/COMPC in Apache Flex are put in "maintenance mode" and
> efforts are focused in advancing Falcon adding full MXML support, I
> thinking about how can we benefit from the new Falcon architecture in an
> IDE (shared AST for code assist and actual compilation, improved error
> detection while typing, faster build when changing a class from a library
> project used by another project, etc).
>=20
> Just thinking that, if these points are still considered among Falcon
> goals, and if FB will never properly adopt Falcon, at some point we may
> want to start preparing docs and info about Falcon hooks and APIs to buil=
d
> this fantastic and shiny new Falcon-enabled IDE :)
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
> 2013/2/6 Alex Harui <aharui@adobe.com>
>=20
>>=20
>>=20
>>=20
>> On 2/6/13 6:20 AM, "Nicholas Kwiatkowski" <nicholas@spoon.as> wrote:
>>=20
>>> At this point, it only supports the legacy compiler (that was the only
>> one
>>> available to Adobe when Flash Builder was being developed.  In fact, th=
e
>>> legacy mxml compiler is still the only production one we have available=
.
>>>=20
>>> Adobe has not committed to using the new compiler in future releases of
>>> Flash Builder.  They haven't committed to supporting anything past 4.6.=
0,
>>> but based on the trends they are making for this latest release I'm sur=
e
>>> support will be there when we have it ready.
>>>=20
>> I wouldn't count on changes from FB.  I think it knows to look for and c=
all
>> some jar to compile Flex projects.  When we switch to Falcon, we might h=
ave
>> to emulate that jar.
>>=20
>> --
>> Alex Harui
>> Flex SDK Team
>> Adobe Systems, Inc.
>> http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
>>=20
>>=20

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Alex Harui
Flex SDK Team
Adobe Systems, Inc.
http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui