On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 1:53 PM, Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com> wrote: > Please comment on the draft below. We need Om or someone to publish the > npm module. >
On it. Thanks, Om > > ----------- > > The Apache Flex community is pleased to announce the release of Apache > FlexJS SDK 0.7.0 and Apache Flex FalconJX Compiler 0.7.0. > > Apache Flex is a highly productive, open source application framework for > building and maintaining expressive applications that deploy consistently > on all major browsers, desktops and devices (including smartphones, > tablets and tv). > > Apache FlexJS is a next-generation Flex SDK that enables developers to use > MXML and ActionScript to not only create SWFs but also cross-compile the > same MXML and ActionScript to HTML/JS/CSS so applications can run natively > in browsers. The cross-compiled code can also be used in Apache Cordova > (Adobe PhoneGap) mobile applications. > > Apache Flex FalconJX is a next-generation MXML and ActionScript > cross-compiler. It extends the next-generation SWF compiler known as > Falcon. Both are contained in the release package and are used by the > FlexJS package to compile SWFs or cross-compile to HTML/JS/CSS. > > This is the fifth release of FlexJS and FalconJX. It is ‘beta' > quality. In this release, all of the compiler JARs and framework SWCs are > also available as Maven artifacts making it the first version of any Flex > SDK to support Maven. Maven can even be used to build the sources and > examples. See the various pom.xml files included in the artifacts. > > In addition, the JS output also includes source maps so you can see your > ActionScript source in the browser debugger. Also, there is more support > for using ActionScript to create NodeJS modules, and you can now use a > subset of E4X in your cross-compiled applications. See the RELEASE_NOTES > files in the artifacts for more information. > > The purpose of this release is to gather feedback about the > features and implementation strategies, and recruit new contributors as we > grow these code bases into an SDK and tool chain that delivers the highest > productivity developing applications that can run in the most places. > These releases may not handle production needs. Expect lots of bugs and > missing features. Please file bugs at: > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLEX/ > > For questions about how to use FlexJS and FalconJX, send email to > us...@flex.apache.org. Please try to prefix the subject with [FlexJS] or > [FalconJX] so it is clear the questions refer to this release and not the > Flex SDK and MXMLC compiler. > > For questions and feedback on the development of the source code in these > release, send email to dev@flex.apache.org. Again, please prefix the > subject with [FlexJS] or [FalconJX]. > > Apache FlexJS and Apache Flex FalconJX are available in source and binary > form from the following download page: > http://flex.apache.org/download-flexjs.html > > When downloading from a mirror site, please remember to verify the > downloads using signatures or MD5 hashes. > > A simple way to try these releases is to use the > InstallApacheFlex 3.1 or 3.2 application which is available at the > following url: > http://flex.apache.org/installer.html > > Choose Apache FlexJS 0.7.0 and it will create an Adobe Flash > Builder-compatible SDK that uses the Falcon and FalconJX compilers to > generate SWFs and HTML/JS/CSS output. You can also use FDT as your IDE > for developing FlexJS applications. Some folks have been successful > using IntelliJ, FlashDevelop as well. Moonshine is also working on > FlexJS support. > > Apache FlexJS 0.7.0 is also available as a npm package. On a system with > npm installed, users can easily install FlexJS with the command: "npm > install flexjs -g". > > See the README or the FlexJS wiki for more information. The FlexJS > section of the wiki is at the following > > url: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLEX/FlexJS > > For more information on Apache Flex, visit the project home page: > http://flex.apache.org > > Please try FlexJS and become involved in shaping the future of Flex. > > The Apache Flex Community > > > >
