FWIW, I really like this new workflow...makes a lot of sense and really
speeds up compilation.
Most of my release builds use ANT anyway so I never really have a need to
run the release swf while I am in FBuilder
- superabe
On 10/4/07, Mike Morearty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Aaron, you can fix this by installing the new beta of the Flash player
> that came with the beta of Flex Builder.
>
> Here is a very long explanation, copied (and edited) from a post I
> just made on the Adobe forums:
>
> I wanted to clarify a couple of things about how this new model
> (creating a single debug swf, then exporting a release one later) works.
>
> 1. If you install the (beta) Flash player that came with this Flex
> Builder beta, then you will NOT see the "Where is the debugger"
> dialog. The Flash Player and Flex Builder changes go hand-in-hand.
> Certainly I agree that with the Flash player's old behavior, having
> Flex Builder create only a debug swf would cause lots of problems;
> that's why we changed both. This means there will be a transition
> period during which some developers will have the old debugger-player
> installed, so they will see this message; that's unfortunate, but it
> won't last too long. But customers will never see it, because...
>
> 2. Your customers will NOT need to upgrade their Flash player, because
> the "release" version of the Flash player -- the one that all your
> customers have -- never asks "Where is the debugger." The old version
> didn't, and neither will the next one.
>
> To summarize: The only scenario where this is a problem is if you run
> (not debug) a debug swf in an older version of the debug player. It is
> not a problem for people who have the release player (almost all
> customers); it is not a problem for machines on which Flex Builder was
> installed with the default options, which includes installing the new
> debug Flash player.
>
> Some of the reasons we made this change:
>
> - Performance: It always helps to only have to link one swf instead of
> two during the edit/compile/debug cycle.
>
> - Filenames: There are several cases where the filename of the swf is
> important; with the new way, the filename of the swf is always the
> same. For example, if you are using modules, then you have to write this:
>
> <mx:ModuleLoader url="MyModule.swf" />
>
> But with the old model, you would have to write this during development:
>
> <mx:ModuleLoader url="MyModule-debug.swf" />
>
> ... and then change it before deployment. Yuck. So then people started
> using binding to work around this:
>
> <mx:ModuleLoader url="{mungeFilename('MyModule-debug.swf')}" />
>
> where mungeFilename() tries to figure out the correct filename. A
> little less horrible than having the modify the filename before
> deployment, but still not pretty.
>
> I'm interested to hear what you think, and whether you think changes
> are still required even despite the above explanation. Thanks for
> trying the beta, we appreciate the feedback!
>
> - Mike Morearty, Adobe Flex Builder team
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, "aaron
> smith"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Sorry I'm not following you. Explain it to me again? Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 10/4/07, Sheriff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > cause to speed up the compiling it only does debug untill you
> want to
> > > export then click project then export release version. So use
> debug to run
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > From: aaron smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 4, 2007 3:36:24 PM
> > > Subject: [flexcoders] flex builder 3 beta 2 always launching my
> app with
> > > debug player.
> > >
> > > Why is flex buildfe 3 beta 2 always launching my app with the debug
> > > player. I press the "Run" button, and I'm constantly prompted with the
> > > "connect to debugger" popup. Any ideas?
> > >
> > >
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