This article is an update to my other article. Additionally, Adobe placed a notice that they will no longer continue with the Flex Builder development. This means that you can only use command lines to work on future version of Flex. I guess this will affect FB4LINUX.
Following is a reference to install Flex SDK 4.0 on Eclipse Galileo 3.5.2.
Pre-installation checks: Have you installed Eclipse 3.5+ and Java Development Kit 1.6+
Step 1. Download the fb4linux files
Download in 4 parts from http://code.google.com/p/fb4linux/downloads/list
FB4Linuxaa
FB4Linuxab
FB4Linuxac
FB4Linuxad
Merge them together into a BZIP2 format and extract using the command prompt at the terminal. At the folder where you downloaded the 4 files, just type
cat FB4Linux* >FB4Linux.tar.bz2 bunzip2 FB4Linux.tar.bz2 tar -xvf FB4Linux.tar
I renamed the folder “Adobe Flash Builder 4” to “AFB4” since I did not want spaces between the folder name.
Copy contents of AFB4/eclipse/plugins to ~/.eclipse/[eclipse user folder]/plugins/
Step 2. Install Flex SDK
Download Flex 4.0/4.1 from http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/flexsdk/Download+Flex+4
Extract a copy of the Flex SDK from Adobe into a folder, example ~/.eclipse/flex4.0
Step 3. Configure Eclipse with the Flash Builder Application
Start Eclipse, from menu choose
Help → Software update → Find and install
Search for new features to install
Choose the folder AFB4/eclipse
Click Finish.
A new window will open,
Select the features to install → Others
Accept the license agreements.
5 new applications for Flash Builder / Flex will be installed.
Restart Eclipse
Step 4. Apply the SDK to a project
In Eclipse, create a new Flex project
File → New → Other...
Choose Flash Builder ->Flex Project → Click 'Next'
Enter a project name, example “HelloFlex” and click on “Configure Flex SDKs”
Click “Add”
Browse to the Flex SDK directory, e.g. ~/.eclipse/flex4.0 (See step 2)
Check on Flex 4.0 (or Flex 4.1), choose Apply then OK.
Choose Next, Next then confirm the library path (no changes required, normally).
Accept to switch to Flex perspective.
Step 5. Test with HelloFlex
Double click HelloFlex.mxml
Enter following code before the last line
<mx:panel title="Welcome" color="blue" paddingleft="30" paddingright="30" paddingtop="20" paddingbottom="20">
<mx:label text="Hello World">
<mx:button id="b1" label="Click Me">
</mx:button>
Right click HelloFlex.mxml and choose Run as ->Run Swf
These are notes just for references.
2 comments:
Thank you for this tutorial post. I had no idea there was a flash develop for linux. I also read that adobe disco'ed it. Eventually, I guess I will migrate to FDT when I get the money. Anyway, I didn't get the run-as->flash. I only got the option to run it as a web app. Also, when I put all the flash develop stuff in the eclipse folders, they automatically installed when I rebooted eclipse. I downloaded burrito. Any ideas why I can only run my apps as a web app?
To run flash, your options are
1. use web browser's with flash player plugin
2. Install a stand alone flash player, e.g. gnash
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