Sorry, there are a couple spaces in the commands that could mess you up. Here
are the corrected commands, note that AIRSDK_Flex_MacOS is the directory
created by double clicking the zip file.
> cp -rf ~/Downloads/AIRSDK_Flex_MacOS/* ~/SDK4.16.1-H33.1.1.86
There was a space in the SDK path in my first post. Here is the corrected
version just in case, but you'll use your own naming convention I'm sure.
In ~/.bash_profile (create the file if it doesn't exist, or edit ~/.profile
instead:
export FLEX_HOME=~/SDK4.16.1-H33.1.1.86
On 7/16/20, 10:18 AM, "Erik Thomas" <e...@linqto.com> wrote:
It's not difficult to do this. Here are simple instructions for Mac. BTW,
you don't need airHome (see FLEX_HOME below). The key here is to NOT use Finder
to copy the AIR SDK over the Flex SDK. Doing that will end up with build errors
for reasons I don't understand. Just use the command line for the copy -rf and
it will work fine.
1. Install the Flex 4.16.1 using the installer and keep a copy of it for
overlaying with newer versions of AIR.
2. Create a folder for the new combined SDK. Mine is named like this:
~/SDKs/SDK4.16.1-H33.1.1.86
...where the Flex SDK version is 4.16.1, H33 is Harmon AIR SDK version 33,
and 1.1.86 is the build number since Harmon releases new builds of the 33
version. I am at 86 since it works for me and when it comes to AIR SDKs, so
many things seem to get busted with new releases, I stick with what works and
upgrade only when necessary. But you need 33 to get past lots of breakage in
32. I name the folder with the full build number because I may have to roll
back to using a previous build if I run into troubles.
3. Copy the Flex 4.16.1 backup SDK to the new folder.
4. Download the AIR SDK zip file from Harman:
https://airsdk.harman.com/download
5. Save the zip file to downloads or a temp location.
6. Unzip the file by double-clicking it in Finder.
7. In the terminal (shell), execute these commands (assuming your AIR SDK
is unzipped and in ~/Downloads/airsdk):
> cp -rf ~/Downloads/airsdk /* ~/SDK4.16.1-H33.1.1.86
8. Update FLEX_HOME env var to the new SDK path by editing your ~/.profile
or ~/.bash_profile:
> open -e ~/.bash_profile
9. Add this line:
export FLEX_HOME=~/ SDK4.16.1-H33.1.1.86
10. Restart your IDE and any open terminal windows to "get" the FLEX_HOME
env var which is used by ADT and ant if you do any command line builds.
11. Switch to the new SDK in your IDE project and/or modules, any build
scripts (if you automate builds) your app descriptor swf version, etc.
Any time you get a new AIR SDK just use the Flex 4.16.1 SDK you saved and
put it into a new folder and follow the directions above. I have been doing it
this way for years, though they changed slightly since Harman took over (just
the SDK location and the fact it's a zip file).
