RE: [VOTE] Apache Flex SDK 4.13.0 RC2

2014-07-02 Thread Alex Harui
Thanks for looking. There's going to be an RC3 shortly with some installer changes and some other "minor" things. From: Mark Kessler [kesslerconsult...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 1, 2014 4:46 PM To: Dev@Flex Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache Flex SDK 4.13.0 R

New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread Erik de Bruin
Hi, I'm working on creating a way to publish vanilla Flex SDK projects to JavaScript on latest gen browsers. This project consists of several sub projects, and I'm wondering what is the best way forward with regard to contributing them: 1) two new namespaces and accompanying projects in the main

AW: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread Christofer Dutz
I think the reason for the overlay is that by this we are tricking the FlashBuilder to use Falcon instead of the old compiler. It should be possible to have Falcon separate from the normal compiler. It's just that FlashBuilder will probably not be albe to use it that way. Probably IntelliJ would

Re: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread Erik de Bruin
Hi Chris, Thanks for the feedback. I'm talking about FalconJX, not Falcon. The latter is the "new" SWF compiler, the former is the Flex to JavaScript cross compiler. I guess a feature branch might work... But I'm afraid that keeping that branch up to date with the 'develop' branch will add extra

AW: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread Christofer Dutz
No effort at all ... that's what GIT rebase is for. You can think of this sort of an automated "Create-Patch, Revert, Update, Apply Patch" ... if all goes well, it's just this one command, if there are conflicts, you get the usual conflict editor you would get anyway if you created conflicts on

[CANCEL][VOTE] Apache Flex SDK 4.13.0 RC2

2014-07-02 Thread Alex Harui
Due to 14 beta bug. RC3 due shortly On 6/27/14 11:18 PM, "Alex Harui" wrote: >Hi, > >This is a Apache Flex 4.13.0 release candidate 2. Please see the >RELEASE_NOTES and the README. > >There is a known bug in Adobe Flash Builder 4.6 and 4.7 that causes a >issue when creating new applications. >

[VOTE] Release Apache Flex SDK Installer 3.1 - RC6

2014-07-02 Thread Alex Harui
Please vote to approve Apache Flex SDK Installer version 3.1 to be released. Issues addressed in this release: - Installer will report more information when installs fail. - Bugs fixed in ant_on_air required by latest nightly builds of FalconJX and FlexJS - Caching logic moved to the install scrip

[DISCUSS] Discuss Release Apache Flex SDK Installer 3.1 - RC5

2014-07-02 Thread Alex Harui
This is the discuss thread. This RC helps fix the AIR 14 beta download issue I also added a -log option to log to a file. Changes are minor so votes carry over. Thanks, -Alex

[VOTE] Apache Flex SDK 4.13.0 RC3

2014-07-02 Thread Alex Harui
Hi, This is a Apache Flex 4.13.0 release candidate 3. Please see the RELEASE_NOTES and the README. There is a known bug in Adobe Flash Builder 4.6 and 4.7 that causes a issue when creating new applications. Adobe has provided a work around for FB 4.7 but not for 4.6. The release candidate can b

Re: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, > A - I would very much like to work in the 'develop' branches of the > projects involved Would be better if you work in a branch, if you;re worried about getting out of date just merge develop into your branch every now and then. Git tools eg source tree can make this easier for you. > B

[DISCUSS] Discuss Apache Flex SDK 4.13.0 RC3

2014-07-02 Thread Alex Harui
This is the discuss thread. Changes from RC2 include: -Install script handles AIR 14 beta -Remove Zen sample theme as it was incomplete -Fix for build numbers in flex-config. Looks like it was broken in 4.11 and onward Thanks, -Alex

Re: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread Erik de Bruin
Ok, just checking: I create a local branch, let's call it 'vf2js', off 'origin/develop'. I select this as my active branch. If I then 'rebase', all changes that have been made to 'origin/develop' will be pulled into my local branch? So far, so good. But now I want the world to see what's in my loc

Re: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread Erik de Bruin
> > > B - In order for this to work, FalconJX needs to be part of the regular > SDK > > distribution. > Why not make it an optional download via the installer ant script / > installer? > Because that is just what this project needs, more complexity. EdB -- Ix Multimedia Software Jan Luykenst

Re: [1/3] git commit: [flex-sdk] [refs/heads/release4.13.0] - don't package zen theme. Try to not set build-number in flex-config in source package but only in binary package

2014-07-02 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, > + Not checked but should that be this instead like the the other changes? Justin

AW: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread Christofer Dutz
Have a look at this ... I think it explains things quite well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSf8cO0WB4o Chris Von: Erik de Bruin Gesendet: Mittwoch, 2. Juli 2014 10:07 An: dev@flex.apache.org Betreff: Re: New Flex to JS project Ok, just checking: I

Re: svn commit: r1607269 - /flex/site/trunk/content/installer/sdk-installer-config-4.0.xml

2014-07-02 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, > - path="https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/flex/sdk/4.13.0/rc2/binaries/"; > file="apache-flex-sdk-4.13.0-bin" dev="true" nocache="true"/> Any reason for nocache="true"? May make it a little hard to test caching. Justin

Re: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread OmPrakash Muppirala
On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 1:07 AM, Erik de Bruin wrote: > Ok, just checking: > > I create a local branch, let's call it 'vf2js', off 'origin/develop'. I > select this as my active branch. So far so good. > If I then 'rebase', all changes that have > been made to 'origin/develop' will be pulled i

AW: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread Christofer Dutz
You don't loose the history when rebasing ... you sort of serialize it. Ok the order of commits is messed up, but I never really care about this. It might look less interesting in a GIT visualization tool where you could see tons of different branches and merges, but it should be a lot easier to

Re: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread OmPrakash Muppirala
On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 1:35 AM, Christofer Dutz wrote: > You don't loose the history when rebasing ... you sort of serialize it. Ok > the order of commits is messed up, but I never really care about this. > It might look less interesting in a GIT visualization tool where you could > see tons of d

Re:[DISCUSS] Discuss Apache Flex SDK 4.13.0 RC3

2014-07-02 Thread DarkStone
Hi Alex, There is a bug I found in Flex SDK 4.13.0 RC2, I believe it's still in RC3. http://apache-flex-development.247.n4.nabble.com/SkinnableTextBase-bug-found-in-Flex-4-13-0-RC2-td38785.html I think we can quick fix it by adding a null check for skin.currentState in that line: https://iss

Re: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread Erik de Bruin
Merge sounds like the way to go... Let's not revisit the whole Git usage thread(s) ;-) EdB On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 10:39 AM, OmPrakash Muppirala wrote: > On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 1:35 AM, Christofer Dutz > > wrote: > > > You don't loose the history when rebasing ... you sort of serialize it. >

Re: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread jude
If applicable please add the steps you take to the wiki so others can know how to get started as well. IE, something like this for setting up your environment, https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLEX/1.+Setting+up+the+SDK. There may be something added since I last checked. On Wed, Jul 2,

Re: git commit: [flex-asjs] [refs/heads/VF2JS] - First component, more to serve as a placeholder than anything else ; -)

2014-07-02 Thread Alex Harui
I know you hate this legal stuff, but don't forget your Apache headersÅ  -Alex On 7/2/14 7:24 AM, "erikdebr...@apache.org" wrote: >Repository: flex-asjs >Updated Branches: > refs/heads/VF2JS [created] 95b41cfca > > >First component, more to serve as a placeholder than anything else ;-) > >Signe

Re: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread Erik de Bruin
As soon as I know what steps there are, sure ;-) I'll create a guide to using this stuff. The idea is to keep it simple: nothing special required on the MXML/AS side (business as usual, vanilla Flex), with an FB 'External Tool' to launch the JS publishing. The Installer should be able to handle mo

Re: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, > 1) two new namespaces and accompanying projects in the main Flex SDK: > vf2js_mx and vf2js_s. These namespaces will contain shim objects for (you > guessed it) MX and Spark components. Perhaps a friendlier namesace name? mxshim and sshim? or just mxjs and sjs? Justin

Re: git commit: [flex-asjs] [refs/heads/VF2JS] - First component, more to serve as a placeholder than anything else ; -)

2014-07-02 Thread Erik de Bruin
Wow, seriously? My blood pressure is still maxed out from the discussion on private@, and this is how you decide to welcome this project? Come on, man, the priorities of this project really, really need to change. I have not released anything, and I am a long way away from doing that in any case,

Re: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread Erik de Bruin
Nobody will ever have to use these namespaces in their projects. The compiler replaces the 's' and 'mx' namespaces with 'vf2js_mx' and 'vf2js_s' in a temp copy of the project which is only used published to JS before being deleted again. The shim components in these namespaces are there only to get

Re: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread Alex Harui
Sounds interesting. Is there any way to get more information on what kinds of changes are going to be made? More comments in-line. On 7/2/14 12:33 AM, "Erik de Bruin" wrote: >Hi, > >I'm working on creating a way to publish vanilla Flex SDK projects to >JavaScript on latest gen browsers. This p

Re: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread Erik de Bruin
On git: let's assume I work on these branches for 6 months (while keeping them up to date with develop). How much of a hassle will it be to merge them back into their respective 'develop' branches? EdB On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 10:39 AM, OmPrakash Muppirala wrote: > On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 1:35 A

Re: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread Erik de Bruin
> > Sounds interesting. Is there any way to get more information on what > kinds of changes are going to be made? More comments in-line. > I'm basically making this up as I go along, but... The workflow for producing SWFs doesn't change at all. Hence 'Vanilla Flex'. If someone wants to publish h

Re: [DISCUSS] Discuss Apache Flex SDK 4.13.0 RC3

2014-07-02 Thread Alex Harui
Hi Darkstone, Are you saying this is a new problem introduced in RC2 or does it also exist in 4.12.x? I don't see any changes of significance to that class in 4.13. I'm really trying to get this release over with. There will be a 4.14 and hopefully we can include a fix then. Apache mailing lis

Re: svn commit: r1607269 - /flex/site/trunk/content/installer/sdk-installer-config-4.0.xml

2014-07-02 Thread Alex Harui
I think that can be removed. On 7/2/14 1:15 AM, "Justin Mclean" wrote: >Hi, > >> ->path="https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/flex/sdk/4.13.0/rc2/binaries >>/" file="apache-flex-sdk-4.13.0-bin" dev="true" nocache="true"/> > >Any reason for nocache="true"? May make it a little h

Re: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread OmPrakash Muppirala
On Jul 2, 2014 8:21 AM, "Erik de Bruin" wrote: > > On git: let's assume I work on these branches for 6 months (while keeping > them up to date with develop). How much of a hassle will it be to merge > them back into their respective 'develop' branches? That depends on what files you touch and wha

Re: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread Alex Harui
That's kind of what I would've guessed. Still makes me wonder about auto generating the shims from your JS source. FWIW, FlexJS is eventually going to need to find a way to warn folks about use of E4X and a few other things in a FlexJS app. I was going to try to inject that intelligence into Fal

Re: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread Erik de Bruin
> > I'm still trying to figure out why your Vanilla implementation, given it > is going to have custom swcs, isn't just another FlexJS library. I think > the main difference is in the reporting of missing mx/spark APIs. Is > there more? No, there is less. No special namespaces or MVC for the Fl

Re: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread Alex Harui
On 7/2/14 10:05 AM, "Erik de Bruin" wrote: >> >> I'm still trying to figure out why your Vanilla implementation, given it >> is going to have custom swcs, isn't just another FlexJS library. I >>think >> the main difference is in the reporting of missing mx/spark APIs. Is >> there more? > > >N

Re: git commit: [flex-asjs] [refs/heads/VF2JS] - First component, more to serve as a placeholder than anything else ; -)

2014-07-02 Thread Alex Harui
My apologies. My memory of the policy was incorrect. Further reading of the policy indicates that you can wait until release to correct the headers. -Alex On 7/2/14 8:01 AM, "Erik de Bruin" wrote: >Wow, seriously? My blood pressure is still maxed out from the discussion >on >private@, and thi

github fun, odd pull request behavior or odd user behavior :)

2014-07-02 Thread Chris Martin
Hey everyone, Trying to tackle one of the bug tickets, FLEX-34378. I've been able to produce a patch file and attach to the ticket, but I also wanted to create a pull request. A while ago I forked the code and generated by first pull request (FLEX-34324). It was nice and clean and the request onl

Re: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread Erik de Bruin
> > The namespace and MVC in in the new AS/JS framework but I don't think > there is anything in the current FlexJS setup what would block you from > swapping in a set of SWCs that use the mx and/or spark NS. > No, I'm actually swapping OUT the mx and/or Spark NS from the regular SDK. VF2JS projec

Re: git commit: [flex-asjs] [refs/heads/VF2JS] - First component, more to serve as a placeholder than anything else ; -)

2014-07-02 Thread Erik de Bruin
No worries. I'm a bit on edge lately, so I'm sorry for my harsh reply. But I'm not kidding about them 'legal' reflexes... They need to be put on the back burner for a while. EdB On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 8:23 PM, Alex Harui wrote: > My apologies. My memory of the policy was incorrect. Further

Re: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread Nicholas Kwiatkowski
It's pretty much one command. The same one you use to keep develop current with your branch :) -Nick On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 11:20 AM, Erik de Bruin wrote: > On git: let's assume I work on these branches for 6 months (while keeping > them up to date with develop). How much of a hassle will it

Re: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread Igor Costa
Erik Right now I'm on a stage of prove of concept using FlexJS and using Polymer as the output template. I made with success at least with a simple button. Polymer has similar architecture as Flex. Is there a way I can share each other code? I'm not so familiar with vanila sdk. Best Regards -

Re: github fun, odd pull request behavior or odd user behavior :)

2014-07-02 Thread Chris Martin
Okay, I got it now. Had to re-fork. Basically I incorrectly fetched from apache/flex-sdk by creating another remote link. Should have used the existing one to get from "upsteam". Chris On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 11:38 AM, Chris Martin wrote: > Hey everyone, > > Trying to tackle one of the bug ti

Re: github fun, odd pull request behavior or odd user behavior :)

2014-07-02 Thread Nicholas Kwiatkowski
Glad you figured it out. I was trying to follow what was going on -- because I've done similar and have not had an issue :) -Nick On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 5:01 PM, Chris Martin wrote: > Okay, I got it now. Had to re-fork. Basically I incorrectly fetched from > apache/flex-sdk by creating anot

Re: github fun, odd pull request behavior or odd user behavior :)

2014-07-02 Thread Chris Martin
yeah. How do you update your fork when you notice that develop has been updated at apache/flex-sdk? I have the following remote entries for flex-sdk. C:\Users\cmartin\Documents\GitHub\flex-sdk>git remote -v origin https://github.com/chrsmrtn-/flex-sdk.git (fetch) origin https://github.com/chrsm

Getting started page in Apache Flex site needs more love

2014-07-02 Thread JabbyPanda
Hi all, Accordingly to the open stats published at http://www.seethestats .com/site/flex.apache.org "doc-getstarted.html" page got 19 155 hits, which makes it second most popular page at Apache Flex website. But the content of this page was not updated quite for a long time now, which lowers the

Re: IOS 7 and Android 4.3 Skinning

2014-07-02 Thread OmPrakash Muppirala
Thanks to Aaron Nash, we now have skins for Android 4.3 - TextArea and TextInput. In the meantime, I have completed the Callout and related skins. I have updated the wiki page here: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLEX/Progress+info+for+Android+4.x+skins BusyIndicator is next on my p

Re: [VOTE] Apache Flex SDK 4.13.0 RC3

2014-07-02 Thread Mark Kessler
+1 (although I would like to see that RSL numbering fixed on the next one) -Mark On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 4:06 AM, Alex Harui wrote: > Hi, > > This is a Apache Flex 4.13.0 release candidate 3. Please see the > RELEASE_NOTES and the README. > > There is a known bug in Adobe Flash Builder 4.6 a

Re: [DISCUSS] Discuss Apache Flex SDK 4.13.0 RC3

2014-07-02 Thread DarkStone
Hi Alex, This bug might probably exist in 4.12.x, but I never got the chance to find it until 4.13.0 RC 2. Well, I have workarounds to this bug, so no hurry, release 4.13.0 is the first priority. I might fix the bug myself once I accept that invitation : ) Sent from DarkStone's iPhone 2014-07-

Re: Getting started page in Apache Flex site needs more love

2014-07-02 Thread OmPrakash Muppirala
Thanks for bringing notice to this issue. Responses inline: On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 4:02 PM, JabbyPanda wrote: > Hi all, > > Accordingly to the open stats published at http://www.seethestats > .com/site/flex.apache.org "doc-getstarted.html" page got 19 155 hits, > which > makes it second most po

[DISCUSS] Chris Martin for committer

2014-07-02 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, He been about for a while, low level active on the dev list, raised several JIRAs, 3 with patches, the last patch even included a mustella test! Thanks, Justin

Re: [DISCUSS] Chris Martin for committer

2014-07-02 Thread Justin Mclean
Well I totally stuffed that up didn't I :-)

Re: [DISCUSS] Chris Martin for committer

2014-07-02 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, Please ignore this thread and please don't respond to it. It was meant to go to private@. Thanks, Justin

Re: [DISCUSS] Discuss Apache Flex SDK 4.13.0 RC3

2014-07-02 Thread Justin Mclean
HI, May be just an Adobe / download issue but currently I'm getting this when trying to compile. I've tried twice now. flex_sdk_4.6.0.23201B.zip is taking 15+ minutes to download. download-adobe-flex-sdk: [get] Getting: http://fpdownload.adobe.com/pub/flex/sdk/builds/flex4.6/flex_sdk_4.6

Re: [VOTE] Apache Flex SDK 4.13.0 RC3

2014-07-02 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, -1 binding (unable to use SDK to compile mobile or AIR apps and RSL issue) Tested on OSX: - signatures and md5 ok - LICENSE, NOTICE, README, RELEAE_NOTES all good - source header all good - no binary files in source release - can compile form source - currently one mustella test failing but

Re: [DISCUSS] Discuss Apache Flex SDK 4.13.0 RC3

2014-07-02 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, After several ties the Adobe SDK download worked. However I'm concerned about the RSL issue, the flex config XML file has entries like this in it: libs/mx/mx.swc mx_4.13.0.0.swf But the RSLs have the current date: ls frameworks/rsls/

Re: [DISCUSS] Discuss Apache Flex SDK 4.13.0 RC3

2014-07-02 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, I notice there quite a bit of difference between resulting SDKs when installing with installer and by the recommend scripts. After sorting out the noise - an SDK produced by the installer is missing: - Anything to do with producing asdocs this includes asdoc files in project sub directorie

Re: [DISCUSS] Discuss Apache Flex SDK 4.13.0 RC3

2014-07-02 Thread OmPrakash Muppirala
On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 9:48 PM, Justin Mclean wrote: > Hi, > > I notice there quite a bit of difference between resulting SDKs when > installing with installer and by the recommend scripts. > > After sorting out the noise - an SDK produced by the installer is missing: > - Anything to do with pro

Re: [DISCUSS] Discuss Apache Flex SDK 4.13.0 RC3

2014-07-02 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, > Which ones are because of the Installer? We definitely want to fix them. Hard to tell after the SDK has been produced but the lib jars at least need double checking and while I hate to bring it up the licenses may be an issue. > We can probably live with the differences caused by the bina

Re: [DISCUSS] Discuss Apache Flex SDK 4.13.0 RC3

2014-07-02 Thread Jagan Langa Sami Durai
Hi All, Is there any workaround for the RSL issues which Justin mentioned in this thread..? Because our product heavily depends on RSL. This RSL issue will definitely hold us to update our sdk from 4.9.1 to 4.13.x (if there is no workaround) *Regards,S. Jagan Langa* *|* *Project Manager* *Syb

Re: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread Alex Harui
>I've been doing that as well for the last couple of years. I spent most of >my time getting FlexJS off the ground. But I don't agree with some of the >basic assumptions and choices that FlexJS has made. I said little or >nothing about it to give FlexJS a proper head start and to keep you and >P

Re: New Flex to JS project

2014-07-02 Thread Alex Harui
Hi Igor, Can you donate some of your FlexJS/Polymer code to Apache? We've already got the beginnings of Cordova, Jquery and CreateJS. Polymer sounds like a good addition. Thanks, -Alex On 7/2/14 1:31 PM, "Igor Costa" wrote: >Erik > >Right now I'm on a stage of prove of concept using FlexJS a

Re: [DISCUSS] Discuss Apache Flex SDK 4.13.0 RC3

2014-07-02 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, > Is there any workaround for the RSL issues which Justin mentioned in this > thread..? There are several fairly easy workarounds: - fix the the version number in the are and flex config files by hand - copy over the correct config over the bad ones - the release compile end ups up with the c

Re: [DISCUSS] Discuss Apache Flex SDK 4.13.0 RC3

2014-07-02 Thread Alex Harui
What steps did you take to set up an SDK with the recommended scripts. Did you unpack the source kit, run ant, then a particular script? Or unpack a binary kit? Or did you run the script in a repo branch? IMO, lib/afe.jar and lib/aglj40.jar shouldn't be in an SDK. They should be in lib/external

Re: [DISCUSS] Discuss Release Apache Flex SDK Installer 3.1 - RC5

2014-07-02 Thread Alex Harui
Thanks for fixing the copyright date, I keep forgetting to do that. Don't know if folks noticed, but a user was complaining that installer 3.0 was hanging in the AIR unzip and was using >3GB of memory. I had him try a custom installer that forced GC more often and then the installer worked. Is t

Re: [DISCUSS] Discuss Apache Flex SDK 4.13.0 RC3

2014-07-02 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, > What steps did you take to set up an SDK with the recommended scripts. Described in my vote: ant ant frameworks-rsls ./ide/constructFlexForIDE.sh . > Did you unpack the source kit, run ant, then a particular script? Run on the source kit. > IMO, lib/afe.jar and lib/aglj40.jar shouldn't b

Re: [DISCUSS] Discuss Apache Flex SDK 4.13.0 RC3

2014-07-02 Thread Alex Harui
Is that for the flex-config.xml in ide/flashbuilder/config? I'm not seeing that for the flex-config in the frameworks folder of the source or binary kits. It looks like it has been this way for a while? The scripts might need help, but I think it is time to ship and deal with it later. The vast