i am creating a complex game in .air, it works in cs5.5 but not in the new animate i just downloaded

the ONLY reason i needed to switch to animate was because the java virtual machine would crash if i set jvm.ini above 512mb

the reason i need this is because of the extreme amount of actionscript in my project:

it fails to compile because of too much as3

if i could increase to 1024 or 2048 to x2 or x4 the amount of code i can add,

that would be sufficient to finish my game: i could use cs5.5 forever perpetually,

to maintain the .air as3 client

and write the server-side code for the game in Java (unless i am misunderstanding something)

mystically and mysteriously flash cs.5.5 compiled the game again after much prayer to God, The LORD JESUS Christ.

the only thing i changed was to allow windows to manage the pagefile system: the number was already very HIGH

allowing basically my entire harddrive to be used if necessary

and now magically the game compiled again, and i could increase the jvm.ini to 544

now my pc is a windows 10 docked steam deck

even though it has 16g ram 8 is shared to video, and windows itself requires a lot just to run,

i really believe it is possible buying a new computer may fix the problem: so i can increase jvm.ini to 1024 in cs5.5

as this is an adobe animate forum i will re-iterate in animate i was able to increase it to 1024 even on this system

but in the absence of abobe/apache actually providing flex.swc (instead of just pretending)

there is no way for me to use this software, so i will be cancelling my free trial, 

and pray to The LORD when i get a new computer i can indeed continue to use cs5.5 to continue programming!

if flex.swc ever becomes available again or anyone reads this with knowledge or a solution, 

PLEASE POST IT

moonshine can't open .fla but since i did no programming on the timeline but the game is pure .as3

i figured maybe i could try to re-configure the game into pure flex

but moonshine needs swc from animate (which above isn't going to give)

so does intellijidea

and even Adobe Animte doesn't work because it requires flex.swc from apache which is NOWHERE ON THE INTERNET



so is this adobe/apache killing this technology intentionally?

ai says:

The primary reason flex.swc (and other crucial third-party components like playerglobal.swc) are not included in the standard Apache Flex SDK distribution archives (like .tar.gz files) is due to licensing restrictions and the need for a separate installation process to acquire these components.
Specifically:
Third-Party Dependencies: The Flex SDK relies on various third-party components, including the Adobe Flash Player runtime and its associated libraries (like playerglobal.swc), which are necessary for compiling and running Flex applications. These components are not open-source under the Apache license.
Licensing and Distribution: Apache, as an open-source project, cannot directly distribute these proprietary or differently licensed components within its core SDK archives. Doing so would violate licensing agreements.
Installer Requirement: To address this, Apache Flex provides an installer. This installer is designed to download and integrate these necessary third-party components (including playerglobal.swc which contains fundamental classes like String) into your Flex SDK installation after you've agreed to their respective licenses.
Therefore, if you download the Flex SDK as a compressed archive, you will find it incomplete. A proper installation using the official Apache Flex installer is required to obtain all the necessary components for development.

i did use their official tool and it did not ask for any extra agreements

it completed successfully and even gave me a button to  "open flex folder"

flex.swc is nowhere to be found

since it says the mirror sites can't be trusted i used their download manager the official thing from flex

and the same result, when i search using windows search for "flex.swc" there is no such file in the folder..

ai says

• Go to the Apache Flex download page.
• Choose a release and download the SDK binaries.
• After unzipping the archive, you will find the flex.swc file within the SDK's frameworks/libs/ directory.
  
  so  i did that, and again that file is not there

where is this elusive magical file??

someone please help..

i did exactly as outlined in the link, and got the successful build message after merging the sdks

and i pointed the ide there and still get this message

Warning: Library path "$(FlexSDK)/frameworks/libs/flex.swc" does not resolve to a valid file.

which is indeed true that file is not there (flex.swc)

someone, please, help me

https://joshblog.net/2024/how-to-install-apache-flex-with-adobe-air-from-harman/

i will try to do all of this tommorow and will post of my success or failure

The flex.swc file is a core library component of the Apache Flex SDK, not the Adobe AIR SDK itself. When working with Adobe AIR applications that utilize the Flex framework, it is necessary to combine or "overlay" the AIR SDK with the Flex SDK. This process ensures that the necessary Flex libraries, including flex.swc, are available for compilation and runtime within your AIR project.

To resolve the missing flex.swc issue:
Download both SDKs: Obtain the Apache Flex SDK binary distribution and the Adobe AIR SDK from HARMAN (the current maintainer of AIR).
Extract Flex SDK: Unzip the Flex SDK into a designated directory.
Merge SDKs: Copy the AIR SDK archive (e.g., AIRSDK_Flex_Windows.zip) into the root directory of the extracted Flex SDK.
Use the installer script: Utilize the harman-installer.xml script (typically found within the Flex SDK or available from HARMAN) to merge the two SDKs. This script handles the extraction of the AIR SDK and integrates it with the Flex SDK structure, ensuring flex.swc and other required files are correctly placed.
Code

ant -f harman-installer.xml -Dair.sdk.version=YOUR_AIR_VERSION
(Replace YOUR_AIR_VERSION with the correct major and minor version of the AIR SDK you downloaded.)
Configure your IDE: After a successful merge, update your project's SDK settings in your IDE (e.g., Flash Builder, IntelliJ IDEA) to point to the newly merged Flex SDK directory.
By following these steps, you will create a unified SDK environment containing both the Flex framework components and the Adobe AIR runtime, making flex.swc accessible for your development.

..so i'll try this now, the best answer i've gotten yet from ai

btw i used flash in the first place because it was supposed to be "easier"

it says  FLEX SDX REQUIRED in the box and says

You have used a feature that requires the Flex SDK:

"Embed" metadata

Please set the Flex SDK path if necessary and add it to the library path for this file. 

The Fles SDK folder contains the bin, frameworks, likb and other folders. 

it asks me to set Flex SDK Path with a box to select where it is,

and a blue button to "Update library path" 

i've done it.  downloaded unzipped and done it. 

i don't know what to do..