Re: What namespace should new components go in?

2012-07-30 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, > I like this idea but maybe an "experimental" namespace and then the > official "apache" namespace or spark, etc. For the experimental namespace how about this: Perhaps http://flex.apache.org/expermenental/ns? "default" namespace prefix "x" and a package name of "org.apache.flex.experiment

Re: Build instruction for Apache Flex

2012-07-30 Thread Om
Carol had posted some detailed instructions a while back: http://markmail.org/thread/ddsazqo7tjwmcpel Om On Jul 30, 2012 9:45 PM, "Alex Harui" wrote: > > > > On 7/30/12 7:57 PM, "Justin Mclean" wrote: > > > Hi, > > > >> Flash Builder is giving me the eternally helpful "unknown error" > message

Re: What namespace should new components go in?

2012-07-30 Thread Alex Harui
On 7/30/12 7:06 PM, "Justin Mclean" wrote: > Hi, > > Reposting (and expanding) as suggested under a new topic to make it clear this > discussion is about namespaces. This has been discussed on the list before but > no clear consensus was reached. > Can there be a #6? If there was an MX vers

Re: Build instruction for Apache Flex

2012-07-30 Thread Alex Harui
On 7/30/12 7:57 PM, "Justin Mclean" wrote: > Hi, > >> Flash Builder is giving me the eternally helpful "unknown error" message when >> trying to compile a project. > Sounds bad - possible running out of memory? Try ant from the command line and > see what happens. > If you are building from

Re: InstallApacheFlex auto-update: NEED HELP TESTING

2012-07-30 Thread Alex Harui
Carol is on east coast time. I synced and built and attached a DMG. On 7/30/12 6:11 PM, "Om" wrote: > {Carol, can you please sync with SVN and make me a .dmg build from a Mac?} > > All, > > I need help testing the autoupdate functionality. Since the Windows and > Mac versions run through di

[jira] [Updated] (FLEX-33106) AIR version of makeApacheFlexForFlashBuilder for Windows

2012-07-30 Thread Alex Harui (JIRA)
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLEX-33106?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Alex Harui updated FLEX-33106: -- Attachment: InstallApacheFlex.dmg DMG built from SVN 1367405 > AIR version of makeApac

Re: Build instruction for Apache Flex

2012-07-30 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, > Flash Builder is giving me the eternally helpful "unknown error" message when > trying to compile a project. Sounds bad - possible running out of memory? Try ant from the command line and see what happens. Justin

Re: What namespace should new components go in?

2012-07-30 Thread Nicholas Kwiatkowski
I personally like #2. And I don't see having another namespace as a disadvantage -- we already have mx, fx, and s, let alone any custom ones that people add. -Nick On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 10:06 PM, Justin Mclean wrote: > Hi, > > Reposting (and expanding) as suggested under a new topic to make i

Re: Build instruction for Apache Flex

2012-07-30 Thread Jeffry Houser
For those keeping score... Whatever I did to get Release Candidate 3 working Flash Builder, I am not able to replicate with a 'Fresh' checkout from the trunk. Flash Builder is giving me the eternally helpful "unknown error" message when trying to compile a project. Attempting to do a winmerg

Re: What namespace should new components go in?

2012-07-30 Thread Jonathan Campos
On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 9:06 PM, Justin Mclean wrote: > 2. Place components under a single new namespace called > http://flex.apache.org/ns. > Advantages: All new components have a new ant target, new swc and > namespace so easy to see what is new in the SDK and if a project is using > Apache Flex

What namespace should new components go in?

2012-07-30 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, Reposting (and expanding) as suggested under a new topic to make it clear this discussion is about namespaces. This has been discussed on the list before but no clear consensus was reached. In the patches branch I've created a new apache target in the build script to compile an an apache.s

InstallApacheFlex auto-update: NEED HELP TESTING

2012-07-30 Thread Om
{Carol, can you please sync with SVN and make me a .dmg build from a Mac?} All, I need help testing the autoupdate functionality. Since the Windows and Mac versions run through different codepaths for auto-updating, we need independent confirmations that this functionality is working. Here are

Windows script to build an Apache Flex SDK for an IDE such as Adobe FlashBuilder or JetBrains IntelliJ

2012-07-30 Thread Carol Frampton
Hi all, I know there has been a lot of confusion about how to get from the Apache Flex binary kit to be a Flex SDK that you can use with an IDE such as either Adobe FlashBuilder or JetBrains IntelliJ. I just wrote a script for Windows called constructFlexForIDE.bat, that will pick the files it

Re: InstallApacheFlex compile errors

2012-07-30 Thread Om
Your fix dint work, but this worked for me (in Project > Properties > Flex Compiler > Additional compile arguments) : -define=INSTALLER::buildNumber,0 -define=INSTALLER::releaseVersion,'0.7.0' Thanks, Om On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Carol Frampton wrote: > I just checked. I meant the Addit

Re: InstallApacheFlex compile errors

2012-07-30 Thread Carol Frampton
I just checked. I meant the Additional Compiler arguments section of the Flex on the Flex Compiler page under Properties. Carol On 7/30/12 3 :57PM, "Carol Frampton" wrote: >I'd guess you add -DINSTALLER::buildNumber=0 and >-DINSTALLER::releaseVersion=0.7.0 to the command line options. > >Carol

Re: InstallApacheFlex compile errors

2012-07-30 Thread Carol Frampton
I'd guess you add -DINSTALLER::buildNumber=0 and -DINSTALLER::releaseVersion=0.7.0 to the command line options. Carol On 7/30/12 3 :46PM, "Carol Frampton" wrote: >It looks related to this which I added to the compile target to pass the >app version to InstallApacheFlex.xml. > > >val

Re: InstallApacheFlex compile errors

2012-07-30 Thread Om
Did you try it in the IDE? FlashBuilder is complaining about the missing variable: INSTALLER. Is that something I should inject via a compiler option? On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 12:46 PM, Carol Frampton wrote: > It looks related to this which I added to the compile target to pass the > app version

Re: InstallApacheFlex compile errors

2012-07-30 Thread Carol Frampton
It looks related to this which I added to the compile target to pass the app version to InstallApacheFlex.xml. I just rebuilt and it is building fine on my mac. Carol On 7/30/12 3 :36PM, "Om" wrote: >Carol, > >After updating the InstallApacheFlex project from SVN, I am getting

InstallApacheFlex compile errors

2012-07-30 Thread Om
Carol, After updating the InstallApacheFlex project from SVN, I am getting these errors: 1120: Access of undefined property INSTALLER. InstallApacheFlex.mxml /InstallApacheFlex/src line 78 Flex Problem 1120: Access of undefined property INSTALLER. InstallApacheFlex.mxml /InstallApach

AW: [OT] ApacheCon Europe 2012

2012-07-30 Thread christofer.d...@c-ware.de
We could make out a time and place where all Flexers could meet. I would be happy to personally get to know you guys :-) Chris -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Alex Harui [mailto:aha...@adobe.com] Gesendet: Montag, 30. Juli 2012 19:39 An: flex-dev@incubator.apache.org Betreff: Re: [OT] Ap

[jira] [Updated] (FLEX-33154) Finish badge installer for InstallApacheFlex app

2012-07-30 Thread OmPrakash Muppirala (JIRA)
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLEX-33154?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] OmPrakash Muppirala updated FLEX-33154: --- Description: * The badge should automatically get the InstallApacheFlex.{exe|dmg} fro

[jira] [Created] (FLEX-33154) Finish badge installer for InstallApacheFlex app

2012-07-30 Thread OmPrakash Muppirala (JIRA)
OmPrakash Muppirala created FLEX-33154: -- Summary: Finish badge installer for InstallApacheFlex app Key: FLEX-33154 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLEX-33154 Project: Apache Flex

[jira] [Created] (FLEX-33153) Figure out where to deploy InstallApacheFlex

2012-07-30 Thread OmPrakash Muppirala (JIRA)
OmPrakash Muppirala created FLEX-33153: -- Summary: Figure out where to deploy InstallApacheFlex Key: FLEX-33153 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLEX-33153 Project: Apache Flex

[jira] [Created] (FLEX-33152) Sign the InstallApacheFlex binaries in the Apache way

2012-07-30 Thread OmPrakash Muppirala (JIRA)
OmPrakash Muppirala created FLEX-33152: -- Summary: Sign the InstallApacheFlex binaries in the Apache way Key: FLEX-33152 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLEX-33152 Project: Apache Flex

[jira] [Created] (FLEX-33151) Build and test auto-update mechanism

2012-07-30 Thread OmPrakash Muppirala (JIRA)
OmPrakash Muppirala created FLEX-33151: -- Summary: Build and test auto-update mechanism Key: FLEX-33151 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLEX-33151 Project: Apache Flex Issue Ty

[jira] [Updated] (FLEX-33149) Create webservice that returns the preferred mirror url given a path to an Apache project release

2012-07-30 Thread Erik de Bruin (JIRA)
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLEX-33149?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Erik de Bruin updated FLEX-33149: - Attachment: InstallApacheFlex_Patch_EdB_All_2012-08-26.txt Edit to point 5.: Use the attached pa

[jira] [Created] (FLEX-33150) Progamatically verify the MD5 hash of the downloaded Apache Flex SDK

2012-07-30 Thread OmPrakash Muppirala (JIRA)
OmPrakash Muppirala created FLEX-33150: -- Summary: Progamatically verify the MD5 hash of the downloaded Apache Flex SDK Key: FLEX-33150 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLEX-33150 Projec

[jira] [Created] (FLEX-33149) Create webservice that returns the preferred mirror url given a path to an Apache project release

2012-07-30 Thread OmPrakash Muppirala (JIRA)
OmPrakash Muppirala created FLEX-33149: -- Summary: Create webservice that returns the preferred mirror url given a path to an Apache project release Key: FLEX-33149 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/F

[jira] [Created] (FLEX-33148) Fix accessibility issues as suggested by Carol (and Adobe's accessibility expert)

2012-07-30 Thread OmPrakash Muppirala (JIRA)
OmPrakash Muppirala created FLEX-33148: -- Summary: Fix accessibility issues as suggested by Carol (and Adobe's accessibility expert) Key: FLEX-33148 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLEX-33148

Re: Build instruction for Apache Flex

2012-07-30 Thread Om
> In terms of OMs installer that someone else mentioned; is it publicized > anywhere beyond word of mouth? I did not see it mentioned in the read me > [unless that has changed] and I did not see it mentioned on the Apache Flex > download page. That is because it is not done yet. We are discussi

Re: updating ApacheFlexSDK URL in Om's installer

2012-07-30 Thread Om
We are still waiting to get the preferred mirror via a call to the cgi script. Nick, any updates on this? Thanks, Om On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 9:17 AM, Carol Frampton wrote: > > > On 7/30/12 11 :04AM, "Erik de Bruin" wrote: > >>So, where are we on this? What can I do to help and move things alon

Re: [OT] ApacheCon Europe 2012

2012-07-30 Thread Alex Harui
On 7/30/12 8:30 AM, "Raju Bitter" wrote: > The Apache OpenMeetings team is going to be presenting at the > conference (open source web conferencing solution based on > OpenLaszlo). I can integrate the Flex 4.8.0 SDK into OpenLaszlo, and > if the OpenMeetings would agree, they could be the first

Re: updating ApacheFlexSDK URL in Om's installer

2012-07-30 Thread Carol Frampton
On 7/30/12 11 :04AM, "Erik de Bruin" wrote: >So, where are we on this? What can I do to help and move things along? > >EdB > My understanding is: The mentors need to decide if this must be released. One has said yes so far. If yes, it must be source, and everything buildable with the build

Re: Build instruction for Apache Flex

2012-07-30 Thread Roland Zwaga
Oh, and by the way, codedrive (www.codedrive.com) even sports its own actionscript3 compiler. On 30 July 2012 17:39, Roland Zwaga wrote: > last Amethyst blog post was from 27th of June, so they seem to be alive: > http://www.sapphiresteel.com/Blog > > On 30 July 2012 17:36, Tink wrote: >> I don'

Re: Build instruction for Apache Flex

2012-07-30 Thread Roland Zwaga
last Amethyst blog post was from 27th of June, so they seem to be alive: http://www.sapphiresteel.com/Blog On 30 July 2012 17:36, Tink wrote: > I don't know about Tofino, but Amethyst stated they are still in active > development back in Feb.

Re: Build instruction for Apache Flex

2012-07-30 Thread Tink
I don't know about Tofino, but Amethyst stated they are still in active development back in Feb. Nicholas Kwiatkowski wrote: >Is Tofino still being developed and supported? The last time I heard >anybody using it was well over two years ago, and the last update I see on >their website is about

Re: Build instruction for Apache Flex

2012-07-30 Thread Roland Zwaga
> Is Tofino still being developed and supported? The last time I heard > anybody using it was well over two years ago, and the last update I see on > their website is about 18 months ago. > > -Nick Tofino seems to be dead indeed, but there is also codedrive (http://www.codedrive.com/) and amethys

Re: [OT] ApacheCon Europe 2012

2012-07-30 Thread Raju Bitter
Forgot to mention that: OpenMeetings just released the 2.0 version as a first release as an Apache Incubator project. http://blogs.apache.org/openmeetings/date/20120726 - Raju

Re: [OT] ApacheCon Europe 2012

2012-07-30 Thread Raju Bitter
The Apache OpenMeetings team is going to be presenting at the conference (open source web conferencing solution based on OpenLaszlo). I can integrate the Flex 4.8.0 SDK into OpenLaszlo, and if the OpenMeetings would agree, they could be the first Apache Incubator project using the Apache Flex SDK t

Re: Build instruction for Apache Flex

2012-07-30 Thread Nicholas Kwiatkowski
Is Tofino still being developed and supported? The last time I heard anybody using it was well over two years ago, and the last update I see on their website is about 18 months ago. -Nick On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 11:00 AM, Kessler CTR Mark J < mark.kessler@usmc.mil> wrote: > Add Visual Web D

Re: updating ApacheFlexSDK URL in Om's installer

2012-07-30 Thread Erik de Bruin
So, where are we on this? What can I do to help and move things along? EdB On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 11:14 PM, Dave Fisher wrote: > I've been reading them, it looks like Josh is in the process of contributing > support for retrieving the dynamics mirror address for the object. > > Stay tuned...

RE: Build instruction for Apache Flex

2012-07-30 Thread Kessler CTR Mark J
Add Visual Web Developer into that pile with running scripts that use the command line tools. Or if you have the paid version of Visual studios you can get this flex plugin for visual studios. http://www.ensemble.com/products/tofino.shtml -Original Message- From: Nicholas Kwiatkowski

Re: Build instruction for Apache Flex

2012-07-30 Thread Jeffry Houser
On 7/30/2012 10:07 AM, Nicholas Kwiatkowski wrote: Jeffry, would you be willing to post the instructions? I've been swampped with a few projects here, and won't have throughput for at least another week to put together a good instruction set. Once I get them written; yes. I can't guarantee w

Re: Where to place new apache flex components

2012-07-30 Thread Carol Frampton
On 7/30/12 10 :14AM, "Justin Mclean" wrote: >Hi, > >> I don't think there has been consensus either other than we don't like >>the >> odd/even numbering scheme to represent stable and unstable. >Not sure how this is relevant. > >> I think we want a branch from trunk which is the entire trunk so

Re: Where to place new apache flex components

2012-07-30 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, > I'm not a big fan of the current "patches" directory only being the > frameworks directory. As the build scripts have significantly changed so much I'm transferring it over change by change to the trunk. Once it's done I think the branch can be deleted. Thanks, Justin

Re: Build instruction for Apache Flex

2012-07-30 Thread Carol Frampton
Since http://incubator.apache.org/flex/packager.html is in the release announcement I think this link should be visible from our front page and in there we should add the information. I agree we didn't document it well/at all. I am concerned because there is a lot of stuff out there now and lots

Re: Where to place new apache flex components

2012-07-30 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, > I don't think there has been consensus either other than we don't like the > odd/even numbering scheme to represent stable and unstable. Not sure how this is relevant. > I think we want a branch from trunk which is the entire trunk so it is easier > to > merge changes back to trunk. +1 to

Re: Where to place new apache flex components

2012-07-30 Thread Nicholas Kwiatkowski
I'm not a big fan of the current "patches" directory only being the frameworks directory. I don't know what's been submitted to that (other than the locale's). Is there any way to make sure it includes everything from trunk? -Nick On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 9:59 AM, Carol Frampton wrote: > > > O

Re: Build instruction for Apache Flex

2012-07-30 Thread Nicholas Kwiatkowski
Up to now, we really don't have any easy-to-find instructions on how to make it work using the most common workflow -- using FlashBuilder, IntelliJ, FDT or FlashDevlop. People don't write Flex apps using the command-line, and we should recognize that. Heck, most people don't use ANT either. Jeff

Re: [OT] ApacheCon Europe 2012

2012-07-30 Thread Carol Frampton
I'd like to remind anyone who goes to an Apache conference that it is a great time to get your KEY signed by other Apache commiters so you can link your KEY into the Apache Web of Trust [1]. Mine is not since I haven't seen anyone since I created it. Once we get out of incubation this will be a r

Re: Where to place new apache flex components

2012-07-30 Thread Carol Frampton
On 7/27/12 10 :47PM, "Jeffry Houser" wrote: > > I don't think there has been any consensus. I don't even remember any >discussion. I don't think there has been consensus either other than we don't like the odd/even numbering scheme to represent stable and unstable. Alex and I have been talk

Re: Build instruction for Apache Flex

2012-07-30 Thread Bertrand Delacretaz
On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Peter Ent wrote: > ...I don't know if it is proper or not to put onto the Apache > Flex wiki instructions for Flash Builder or any other commercially > available 3rd party product... It's perfectly fine, as long as all providers of such 3rd party products are trea

Re: Build instruction for Apache Flex

2012-07-30 Thread Peter Ent
At the moment it is more word-of-mouth. The README in the SDK is more about command-line compilation rather than integration with any IDE. Flash Builder is an Adobe product vs. Apache Flex. We're still in the throes of getting the project into the public domain and squaring away the issues. One of

Re: Build instruction for Apache Flex

2012-07-30 Thread Jeffry Houser
On 7/30/2012 5:37 AM, Justin Mclean wrote: Hi, Seems people aren't reading the readme and/or having issues installing the SDK in Flash Builder. Is it me or are there no instructions on how to use the SDK for Flash Builder? Not in the read me; not anywhere else. I did get it working [as

Re: [MENTOR] distributing the InstallApacheFlex app

2012-07-30 Thread Bertrand Delacretaz
On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Om wrote: > ...If the .fla file is causing issues, I think we > should ditch it and make it a pure AS3 app with only the visual assets > in the .fla (look-and-feel-only binaries are apparently okay) In general I like this approach, if there's a way to have re

Re: Build instruction for Apache Flex

2012-07-30 Thread Sathyamoorthi P
Think there was one issue but has been fixed (I don't use it so not > tried/confirmed). > https://twitter.com/elsassph/status/229643011292819456 > > thanks...please consider about video tutorial as well.

Re: Build instruction for Apache Flex

2012-07-30 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, > For examples i am using 'FlashDevelop' for flex development. It was super > simple once. Refer the sdk path alone is enough to compile SWF. Think there was one issue but has been fixed (I don't use it so not tried/confirmed). https://twitter.com/elsassph/status/229643011292819456 Thanks, J

Re: Build instruction for Apache Flex

2012-07-30 Thread Sathyamoorthi P
> Is there anything we can do to improve the process for users of the SDK? > Anyone have any ideas? > > > *I hope video tutorial would be great. * And another concern is, what about users who don't use flashbuilder? For examples i am using 'FlashDevelop' for flex development. It was super simple

Re: Build instruction for Apache Flex

2012-07-30 Thread Roland Zwaga
> Seems people aren't reading the readme and/or having issues installing the > SDK in Flash Builder. > > For example > http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Announcement-release-Apache-Flex-480-4296888%2ES%2E138104576 > (look towards bottom). > http://flexdomino.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/apache-flex-sdk-4