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akonsu
akonsu

Reputation: 29536

mobile development using flex sdk only?

I have been trying to figure out whether it is possible to use only flex sdk for mobile development.

Do I really have to purchase and use Flex Builder? are there free tools that would allow me to package my application for, say, iOS or Android?

In the past I have developed several SWF applications using flex sdk and emacs only. Can I do the same for mobile platforms?

Appreciate any help.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 274

Answers (3)

dtuckernet
dtuckernet

Reputation: 7895

You can use the AIR SDK and its associated command line tools without using Flash Builder (although there are several steps involved in producing the mobile applications). You can get the AIR 3 SDK here:

http://www.adobe.com/special/products/air/sdk/

Upvotes: 1

Saket
Saket

Reputation: 46137

Yes, you should be able to do that. FlashBuilder is only a convenience IDE for development. As long as you have the (freely available) SDK, you can use any editor to write your code and then compile against the SDK.

All you need to ensure is that unlike a standard flex app, you would need the additional necessary mobile device files. You can check this out for reference (ignoring the FlashBuilder part) - http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash-builder/articles/hello-world.html

Upvotes: 1

Kodiak
Kodiak

Reputation: 5978

FlashDevelop is the most popular, efficient and simplest free alternative to FlashBuilder. I develop using both of them (depending on which team I work with) and I prefer FD by far.

Upvotes: 2

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