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:) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Marcelo de Moraes Serpa > Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 6:04 AM > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: [Flashcoders] Incremental compilation workflow > > Hello, > > How would you go on implementing incremental compilation > workflow on Flash 8/AS2? > > I mean, compiling only the modified classes into their > correspondent swfs. > > Let's say you've got a really big project and that you are > constantly messing with code and recompiling it. ANT build > files are great, but surely it's not clever to rebuild the > whole application when you have modified only one class for example. > > Take the following application structure (it's not that big > application I said earlier of course bit I think it still > helps to depict the main issue): > - Application.as gets compiled to Site.swf > - MenuBar.as gets compiled to Site.swf > - IndexForm.as gets compiled to IndexForm.swf > - ContactForm.as gets compiled to ContactForm.swf > > As you can see, I have a Site.swf which is the entry-point of > the application. IndexForm.swf and ContactForm.swf are both > loaded by Application.as. The MenuBar is a class that > implements the menu bar for the site navigation. The menu bar > is part of the main application UI and gets compiled into Site.swf. > > If I update or fix something on the MenuBar.as, for example, > I don't want to recompile Application.as into Site.swf, nor > compile the other classses to the other swfs. What I want is > only inject the new MenuBar.as bytecode into Site.swf (the > modified class!). Simple, fast, effective. > > On FlashDevelop, I used to do this by using the "Quick MTASC > build" feature. > I would just write the @mtasc statement in the class' header, > inside a javadoc comment, telling where to compile this > class. So, if I had to do a quick fix or something, I would > just hit CTRL+F8, and the new bytecode for MenuBar.as would > get injected into Site.swf. I don't know if there are better > (more automatized ways) to do this, and if you know, please > share, this is the purpose of this post! > > Recently I've started using FDT 1.5 on Eclipse 3.2, and while > it is a killer piece of software, I miss some of FlashDevelop > features, mainly the simple and effective ones such as the > "Quick MTASC build". > > Currently, I'm using an ANT build file (the "FDT MTASC > launcher" isn't really of any use in my opinnion) with an ANT > target to compile each of the swfs the application is made > of. When I'm working on a particular SWF, I set up the ANT > "external tools" configuration to launch only this target. > It's not the same as injecting only the modified classes > (other non-touched classes get compiled also) but it was the > best I could do atm. > > This message isn't really about implementing this with FDT, > though I would love to hear from FDT users how they would do > this. What I would like to know (and discuss) are the > following points: > * Do you feel the need to have this workflow implemented? > * Do you already have this workflow implemted somehow? > * If so, what tools/techniques do you use (would use) to > implement it? > > Thanks in advance! > > Marcelo. > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
