• bigsource.apparat.reducer:  Apparat Reducer
• bigsource.apparat.tdsi: Apparat Turbo Diesel Sport Injection
• bigsource.apparat.coverage: Apparat Coverage
• bigsource.apparat.concrete: Apparat Concrete
• bigsource.apparat.stripper: Apparat Stripper

To start optimizing your swfs you have to download some things:

Apparat: http://code.google.com/p/apparat/
Scala: http://www.scala-lang.org/downloads
(Please check the Apparat website for infos about the needed version. Currently Scala RC3)
BigSource Zarkov: http://zarkov.bigsource.de
(Eclipse Updatesite: http://update.bigsource.de/beta)

After unpacking Apparat and Scala and installing the new version of Zarkov you can create the tasks.

Example

See content of build.properties in previous post.

<project name="Example 1" default="tdsi" basedir=".">

	<property file="build.properties" />

	<target name="tdsi">
		<bigsource.apparat.tdsi basedir="${basedir}" apparatdirectory="PATH TO APPARAT DIRECTORY" scala="PATH TO SCALA EXECUTABLE">
			<inputfile path="${swf.application.target }" />
			<outputfile path="${swf.application.target }" />
			<set7zpath path="PATH TO 7zip IF NOT IN $PATH" />
		</bigsource.apparat.tdsi>
	</target>

        <target name="reducer">
		<bigsource.apparat.reducer basedir="${basedir}" apparatdirectory="PATH TO APPARAT DIRECTORY" scala="PATH TO SCALA EXECUTABLE">
			<inputfile path="${swf.application.target }" />
			<outputfile path="${swf.application.target }" />
			<set7zpath path="PATH TO 7zip IF NOT IN $PATH" />
		</bigsource.apparat.reducer>
	</target>
</project>

As you can see, the new features are currently only available from the beta update. Your feedback would help to make BigSource Zarkov even better. Feel free to contact us.

Thanks to Joa for his great tool!!

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The first beta Version is avalibale for download. Feel free to test it.
- Windows
- OS X
- Linux (Debian, Ubuntu)

BigSource Zarkov for Air

In order to run the application, you must have installed Adobe Air 2 beta 2 (Download). If you find bugs or have a feature request, please send an email to alexander.funke@bigsource.de. The application is currently released as Jobware. No warranty for malfunctions. I am happy about every feedback.

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• Review of all compiler options.

• Some options have changed attributes.

• Added all options listed by “compiler help list advanced” to mxmlc, compc, asdoc, amxmlc, acompc and aasdoc.

• Warnings and Errors are now added to the Problems view of Eclipse.

• a new task “bigsource.browser” added. You can now open your browser from within eclipse.

• some general improvements in stability

• documentaiton will be improved in the next days (mxmlc is already updated)

You can get the new version over the Eclipse Update feature. If you would like to get the latest beta version you can get it here: http://update.bigsource.de/beta.

For more information about BigSource Zarkov visit the project page at http://zarkov.bigsource.de.

We are happy about every feedback.

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Have a look: http://zarkov.bigsource.de

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Project Page: http://zarkov.bigsource.de

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For bugs and improvements please use http://bugtracking.bigsource.de.

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Roadmap:

• mxmlc (fcsh)
• compc (fcsh)
• mtasc (AS2)
• Flashplayer
• haxe
• the other compilers of the flex sdk (asdoc, etc.)

Current FCSH Wrapper users:

• close the FCSH Monitor
• deinstall the old Plugin (Help -> Software Updates -> Manage Configuration)
• install BigSource Zarkov from the update url.

New users:
Install BigSource Zarkov from this update url: http://update.bigsource.de/update

Now you will find the Zarkov Monitor under the Views-Category “Flash”. Because of the renaming you have to specify the paths for the compiler and the Flashplayer again. We apologize for the trouble caused.

The name is dedicated to the brilliant rocket scientist “Dr. Hans Zarkov” from the “Flash Gordon” series.

UPDATE: If you have any BigSource Zarkov related issues, just put it into our new bugtracking system under http://bugtracking.bigsource.de/trac/bigsource_zarkov. This will make it easier for us to improve the plugin.

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1. First Problem: Starting FCSH from the commandline compiles the command and shuts down. So the next time compiling the same command you won’t have advantage.FCSH just compiles all classes again and not only the changed classes.
2. Second Problem: There are huge amount of compileroptions that you have to know when creating an Ant task with exec for mxmlc or compc.

Therefore we decided to write our own FCSH Wrapper. You ask why? There are already plugins available, such as iFac. But these plugins work with socket connections and on some computers, especially in big enviroments, you need Dadministration-rights to use sockets. So we made a plugin without the need of using sockets and the advantages of the Flex Ant Tasks.

Below you find an example build.xml with the currently available features.

<project name="FCSH Wrapper" default="example_bigsource_mxmlc" basedir=".">

	<property file="${user.name}.build.properties" />
	<property file="build.properties" />

	<target name="example_bigsource_mxmlc" description="compiles a swf">
	   	<bigsource.mxmlc basedir="${basedir}">
  			<default_size height="768" width="1024" />
  			<file_specs path="${swf.main.class}" />
  			<library_path path="${swc.applicationasset}" />
  			<source_path path="source/as" />
  			<output path="${swf.main.target}" />
  			<verbose_stacktraces value="true" />
  		</bigsource.mxmlc>
	</target>

	<target name="example_bigsource_flashplayer" description="opens swf in flashplayer">
		<bigsource.flashplayer basedir="${basedir}" swf="${swf.main.target}" />
	</target>

	<target name="example_bigsource_compc" description="creates a swc">
	 	<bigsource.compc basedir="${basedir}" maxexecutiontime="30000">
	 		<source_path path="src/" />
			<namespace uri="http://www.mydomain.com/projects/as3framework" manifest="manifest.xml" />
			<include_namespaces name="http://www.mydomain.com/projects/as3framework" />
			<output path="swc/your.swc" />
		</bigsource.compc>
	</target>

	<target name="example_bigsource_translate" description="creates a xml file without the pluginspecific tasks">
		<bigsource.translate basedir="${basedir}" inputfile="build.xml" outputfile="build_wo_fcsh.xml" />
	</target>

</project>

If you want to use this plugin you can install it with the Install Manager in Eclipse. Here is the update URL: http://update.bigsource.de/update

After installation you have to specify the paths for FCSH and the Flashplayer you want to use in the preferences section of Eclipse. Now you have code completion for the BigSource tasks in the Ant editor of Eclipse. In order to compile you will also be able to compile for Flashplayer 9 and 10 in the same build.xml. You just need to specify the flashplayer-version in the task. Version 9 and 10 are available.

Starting the tasks first time you will get an taskdef error. This causes the Antscript must run in the same JRE as Eclipse. You can set it in the applicationmenu under “Run” -> “External Tools” -> “Open External Tools” -> “JRE”.

Some settings have standard values:

• version = 9
• maxexecutiontime = 20000 (Milliseconds)

The plugin needs the attribute basedir for every task. This should be set to ${basedir} because the plugin uses this path to check the files for building internal paths.

We will write a detailed documentation very soon. The plugin is in beta status, so it will be distributed as is with no warranty. If you need some features or want to report bugs feel free to contact us. FCSH, mxmlc, compc and Flash are product or trademarks of Adobe.

UPDATE: Fcsh Wrapper has a new name!!!! It’s now called BigSource Zarkov and has new Features!!

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