Automating ActionScript projects with Eclipse and Ant

Automating repetitive programming tasks is easier than many Flash/AS3 developers think. With the Ant build tool, the Eclipse IDE, and this concise guide, you can set up your own "ultimate development machine" to code, compile, debug, and deploy projects faster. You'll also get started...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Koning, Sidney de
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Sebastopol, CA O'Reilly 2012
Series:Adobe developer library
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Adobe AIR and Mobile CompilingCompiling and Packaging to AIR; Creating a Self-Signed Certificate; Compiling and Packaging to an Android APK; Compiling to Android APK; Compiling for iOS; Certificates for iOS; Other Cool Stuff to Do with Ant
  • Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Build Systems; Audience; Contents of This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; Using Code Examples; We'd Like to Hear from You; Safari® Books Online; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Tools; Eclipse; Workspaces and Perspectives; Preferences; Increase Eclipse's Available Memory; Shortcut Keys; FDT; Downloading the Android SDK; Installing the ADT Plug-in for Eclipse; Installing Android SDK Platform Tools; Mylyn; Installing Connectors; Google Code connector; GitHub connector; Adding a Repository to Mylyn; Chapter 2. Source Code Management; SVN and Git
  • SVN in EclipseGit in Eclipse; Chapter 3. Automation; Ant; The Basics; Setup; Our First "Real" Ant Script; Projects; Functions; Variables; Directly Calling the Compiler; Downloading the Flex SDK; Compiling; Adding external SWC libraries; Cleaning; Debugging; Using FDT's Ant Tasks; Compiling (with FDT Ant Tasks); Debugging (with FDT Ant Tasks); Deploying Your SWF Files to a Different Source; Setting Up Web Deployment; Adding Information to a SWF; Setting Up the HTML File; Deploying to a Network Share; Creating a Zip File; Making a Backup of the Complete Project; Emailing the Client/Support Desk