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From: Alex Harui <aharui@adobe.com>
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Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:04:20 -0800
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Are you saying you ran the first command line and the response was a list o=
f
"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" <flex@aligned.com> wrote:

> Hi Om -
>=20
> The mac binary doesn't recognize the option -
>=20
> $ ./Install\ Apache\ Flex\ SDK\ Installer
> -config=3D/home/jk/Downloads/sdk-installer-config-2.0.xml
> Available Options: -silent { -eulaAccepted ( -location <dir> )
> -desktopShortcut -programMenu -allowDownload }
>=20
> I'm in
>=20
> /Applications/Install Apache Flex SDK Installer.app/Contents/MacOS
>=20
> I also tried to invoke with 'open', but it dies instantly:
>=20
> open -a /Applications/Install\ Apache\ Flex\ SDK\ Installer.app --args
> -config=3Dsdk-installer-config-2.0.xml
>=20
>=20
> On Feb 22, 2013, at 11:45 AM, Om wrote:
>=20
> Here are the steps:
>=20
> 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:
>=20
> from:
>=20
> <file name=3D"FlashPlayer" path=3D"
> http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/updaters/11/" file=3D"*
> playerglobal11_1.swc*" version=3D"*11.1*"/>
>=20
> to:
>=20
> <file name=3D"FlashPlayer" path=3D"
> http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/updaters/11/" file=3D"*
> playerglobal11_5.swc*" version=3D"*11.5*"/>
>=20
> 4.  Save the file: c:/sdk-installer-config-2.0.xml
> 5.  From the command line, invoke the Installer using an argument like th=
is:
>=20
> C:\Program Files (x86)\Apache Flex\Apache Flex SDK Installer>*"Apache Fle=
x
> SDK Installer.exe" -config=3Dc:/sdk-installer-config-2.0.xml*
> *
> *
> This is how you tell the Installer to download flash player 11.5 instead =
of
> the defaults.
>=20
> 6.  Once the installer finishes its thing, open the SDK folder where Apac=
he
> Flex 4.9 is installed and open the file:  frameworks/flex-config.xml
> 7.  Modify these two xml nodes:
>=20
> from:
>=20
>    <!-- Specifies the minimum player version that will run the compiled
> SWF. -->
>   <target-player>*11.1*</target-player>
>=20
>    <!-- Specifies the version of the compiled SWF -->
>   <swf-version>*14*</swf-version>
>=20
> to:
>=20
>    <!-- Specifies the minimum player version that will run the compiled
> SWF. -->
>   <target-player>*11.5*</target-player>
>=20
>    <!-- Specifies the version of the compiled SWF -->
>   <swf-version>*18*</swf-version>
>=20
> 8.  Save flex-config.xml
>=20
>=20
> You should be good to go now.
>=20
> Please let me know if you run into any problems.
>=20
> Thanks,
> Om
>=20
>=20
> On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Joe Kryzak <flex@aligned.com> wrote:
>=20
>> Trying to install 4.9.0 on Flash Builder 4.7 with Flash Player 11.5.
>>=20
>> Joe
>> On Feb 22, 2013, at 11:23 AM, Om wrote:
>>=20
>> Joe,
>>=20
>> I am equally confused here.  We should have asked you this earlier - wha=
t
>> exactly is your end goal?
>>=20
>> Thanks,
>> Om
>>=20
>> On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Joe Kryzak <flex@aligned.com> wrote:
>>=20
>>> Guys -
>>>=20
>>> The new version sounds good. I'll tell you step by step how I interpret=
ed
>>> the instructions, but I feel I have such a disconnect I don't want to
>> waste
>>> your time.
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>> 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.
>>>=20
>>> 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 lat=
er
>>> do I figure out from Justin that this is something that needs to be dea=
lt
>>> 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:
>>>=20
>> /Users/jk/Downloads/apache-flex-sdk-installer-2.0.2-src/installer/build.=
xml
>>> [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:
>>>=20
>> http://projects.yoolab.org/maven/content/repositories/releases/org/as3co=
mmons
>> /as3commons-zip/1.0.0-alpha.1/as3commons-zip-1.0.0-alpha.1.swc
>>> [get] To:
>>>=20
>> /Users/jk/Downloads/apache-flex-sdk-installer-2.0.2-src/installer/libs/a=
s3com
>> mons-zip-1.0.0-alpha.1.swc
>>> [get] ..........
>>> [get] Getting:
>>>=20
>> http://projects.yoolab.org/maven/content/repositories/releases/org/as3co=
mmons
>> /as3commons-zip/1.0.0-alpha.1/as3commons-zip-1.0.0-alpha.1.swc.md5
>>> [get] To:
>>>=20
>> /Users/jk/Downloads/apache-flex-sdk-installer-2.0.2-src/installer/libs/a=
s3com
>> mons-zip-1.0.0-alpha.1.swc.md5
>>> [get] .
>>> [delete] Deleting:
>>>=20
>> /Users/jk/Downloads/apache-flex-sdk-installer-2.0.2-src/installer/libs/a=
s3com
>> 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.
>>>=20
>>> As a fix for this, Justin suggests:
>>>=20
>>> 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.
>>>=20
>>> 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:
>>>=20
>>> $ 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 i=
s
>>> 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 sourc=
e:
>>>=20
>>> $ find . -name "*tar*"
>>> $
>>>=20
>>> 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 confusio=
n
>> on
>>> my own.
>>>=20
>>> In my original effort (before writing Justin), I had ignored the origin=
al
>>> message and went onto step 3.
>>>=20
>>> 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.
>>>=20
>>> 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 i=
s
>>> that somehow there is a project in FB which is managing the installatio=
n
>> of
>>> the SDK, but I have really no concept how the focus changed from comman=
d
>>> line to FB, except in step 3, which only indicated to set a variable. S=
o
>> I
>>> speculate, and I wonder if the variable sets up some sort of installer
>>> project, so I exit and come back in, no difference.
>>>=20
>>> 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 n=
o
>>> 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@:
>>>=20
>>> I'm assuming the installer project it's referring to is in the build.xm=
l,
>>> but what is the mechanism to add it? Or am I misunderstanding something=
?
>>>=20
>>> 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 Pa=
th
>>> 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 thi=
s
>>> 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 sing=
le
>>> click installer which specifies FP.
>>>=20
>>> Thanks for the support though.
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>> On Feb 22, 2013, at 9:21 AM, Om wrote:
>>>=20
>>> On Feb 22, 2013 12:56 AM, "Joe Kryzak" <flex@aligned.com> wrote:
>>>>=20
>>>> Yes, I was attempting to build 4.9 with flash player 11.5.
>>>>=20
>>>> 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.
>>>>=20
>>>> Thanks for the response.
>>>>=20
>>>=20
>>> 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.
>>>=20
>>> Let me know if you run into problems.
>>>=20
>>> As Lee mentioned, he is planning to make this doable via the UI.
>> Hopefully
>>> that would make things easier.
>>>=20
>>> Thanks,
>>> Om
>>>=20
>>>> Joe
>>>>=20
>>>> On Feb 22, 2013, at 12:10 AM, Justin Mclean wrote:
>>>>=20
>>>> Hi,
>>>>=20
>>>> I assume you trying the build the installer project?
>>>>=20
>>>>> 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 Pa=
th
>>> in the Source Path tab, click add folder to add it.
>>>>=20
>>>>> 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 o=
r
>>> pass it to ant via -lib. You can find it in the Flex SDK
>> modules/antTasks.
>>>>=20
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Justin
>>>>=20
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>=20
>>=20
>=20

--=20
Alex Harui
Flex SDK Team
Adobe Systems, Inc.
http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui