> Error: a target file must be specified. Hi Jim,
This error message from mxmlc means that you didn’t pass it an .mxml or .as file to use as your project’s main entry point. I should also note that the Ant build doesn’t use asconfig.json, so it is irrelevant here. The asconfig.json file is used to configure vscode-as3mxml only. The Ant script needs to configure the same compiler options separately. However, there is an asconfigc tool available that can use the same asconfig.json file to compile a project on the command line without VSCode. -- Josh Tynjala Bowler Hat LLC https://bowlerhat.dev/ On Sat, Apr 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM Jim McNamara <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi - > > I tried to get this ant build to go. here is the printout my dir structure > and my build.xml and asconfig.json and error output please help me. IM > STUCK...by a little! > compile: > [mkdir] Created dir: /home/funnysys/royalePlus/bin > [exec] Using Royale SDK: > /home/funnysys/royalebin/apache-royale-0.9.12-bin-js/royale-asjs > [exec] MXMLJSC > [exec] --targets=js > [exec] --source-path=src/main/royale > [exec] --output=bin/MyApp.js > [exec] > --library-path=/home/funnysys/royalebin/apache-royale-0.9.12-bin-js/royale-asjs/frameworks/js/libs > [exec] --include-classes=mx.core.Application > [exec] --verbose > [exec] 0.693782439 seconds > [exec] Error: a target file must be specified. > [exec] > [exec] > [exec] > [exec] Result: 2 > [echo] Compilation completed: bin/MyApp.js > > main: > [echo] Starting the full build... > > BUILD SUCCESSFUL > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <project name="Apache Royale Example" default="main" basedir="."> > > <!-- Set the root directory for your project --> > <property name="src.dir" value="src/main/royale"/> > <property name="bin.dir" value="bin"/> > <property name="lib.dir" value="libs"/> > <property name="royale.bin.dir" > value="/home/funnysys/royalebin/apache-royale-0.9.12-bin-js/royale-asjs"/> > > <!-- Full build target --> > <target name="main" depends="clean, compile" description="Full build > of ${ant.project.name}.js"> > <echo message="Starting the full build..."/> > </target> > > <!-- Clean build --> > <target name="clean" description="Clean the bin directory"> > <delete dir="${bin.dir}"/> > <echo message="Cleaned the bin directory"/> > </target> > > <!-- Compile ActionScript (MXML) files --> > <target name="compile" description="Compile ActionScript (MXML) source > files"> > <mkdir dir="${bin.dir}"/> > > <!-- Compile MXML files using Royale compiler --> > <exec executable="${royale.bin.dir}/bin/mxmlc"> > <arg value="--source-path=${src.dir}"/> > <arg value="--output=${bin.dir}/MyApp.js"/> > <arg > value="--library-path=${royale.bin.dir}/frameworks/js/libs"/> > <arg value="--include-classes=mx.core.Application"/> > <arg value="--verbose"/> > </exec> > > <echo message="Compilation completed: ${bin.dir}/MyApp.js"/> > </target> > > <!-- Optional: Run your project (could be opening a browser or doing > something else) --> > <target name="run" depends="compile"> > <echo message="Running the SWF or JS file..."/> > <!-- Add your code here to launch the SWF/JS file or perform any > other actions --> > </target> > > </project> > > and asconfig.json attached > > my dir structure is RoyalePlus -> src build lib asconfig.xml build.xml > -> main > -> royale > -> the *.mxml and other files that are files for project like model or > resource etc. > > I thought i got it really close, but I can't slam it home yet. Please > quickly lend a set of eyes if you get a chance to help the novice that got > stuck. > > I am compiling or attempting to compile the app in examples that is the > tableexample.mxml under royale. > > thanks, > j. > > > > > Sent with Proton Mail secure email.
