Adobe has posted an update for Flex Builder on Linux which was scheduled to time-out on December 1, 2009. While the Flex SDK has always worked on Linux, development is certainly easier with Eclipse support for coding, compiling, and debugging. This alpha 5 release of Flex Builder for Linux allows us Linux folks to continue building Flex applications in Eclipse for another 401 days. However, Adobe has still not announced any plans to create a full Flex Builder (or Flash Builder) product for Linux. If that is something you want then please go vote for FB-19053. This update still doesn’t support Eclipse 3.5. If you want Eclipse 3.5 support then you will need to apply patches created by Danyul and myself.
Let me know how it goes. And if you are in the USA – Happy Thanksgiving!
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And 64 bit java/linux ide?
No 64-bit support yet. Sorry.
Thanks! Works great! I aplied yours and Danyul patchs. Now working perfect in Ubuntu 9.10, Flex builder alpha 5, and Eclipse 3.5 Galileo.
Iker martin – Barcelona (Spain)
I tried with the latest eclipse 3.5Sr1 and Flex Builder Linux Alpha 5 and I can’t get the .mxml editor to open. (.as files seem to open just fine) It fails with an assert very similar to the one in https://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FBE-306.
I’ve tried:
* Copying com.adobe.flexbuilder.editors.derived_3.0.214193.jar from a flex windows install over com.adobe.flexbuilder.editors.derived_3.0.257568.jar (causes eclipse to completely lose any reference to flex builder)
* Copying eclipse-galileo-fbl-patch/eclipse/plugins/com.adobe.flexbuilder.editors.derived_3.0.204732.jar from danyul’s patch over com.adobe.flexbuilder.editors.derived_3.0.257568.jar (causes eclipse to completely lose any reference to flex builder)
Anyone got any hints on how to get the mxml editor working again?
Hi Frode,
You shouldn’t need to copy anything from Windows. You should start from scratch with Eclipse 3.5, install FB for Linux alpha 5, and then apply Danyul and my patches. Should work fine.
-James