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Tag: Compile

  • The fun in compiling Apache

    Quite contrary to the title, compiling Apache from source can be pretty frustrating at times, with trivial errors, compile options that are hard to remember, etc..

    Wrote a small piece of code to help you with this compilation. The script is tested on RHEL, definitely works on any Linux distro, and most likely just works out of the box on a Mac.

    The only thing that needs to be done manually, is to place the HTTPD, PCRE, APR, APR-UTIL archives in the same directory as the script, and execute! This was tested for Apache 2.4.9, which does not come with bundled APR, APR-UTIL libs. If you need compile an older distribution on Apache which has APR, APR-UTIL bundled, just comment out the “Extract APR” and “Extract APR-UTIL” code blocks.

    Have a look at the script at the BitBucket repository.
    https://bitbucket.org/immanuelnoel/apache-compile-script/

  • Installing the AIR SDK on Flash Builder

    Here is a set of steps you need to follow to configure a new SDK on Flash Builder 4.

    Download the AIR SDK
    1) The latest SDK can be downloaded from here : http://www.adobe.com/products/air/sdk/
    2) Navigate to /Flash_Builder_Installed_Folder/sdks
    3) Find the folder named ‘4.0.0’ (Our Flex 4 SDK) and make a copy of it in the same location, and name it, ‘4.0.0 AIR’
    4) Extract the contents of the downloaded archive, and paste it inside the ‘4.0.0 AIR’ directory.

    Configuring the new AIR SDK
    1) Right Click on the Project Name in Flash Builder, and select Properties
    2) Select ‘Flex Compiler’
    3) Select ‘Configure Flex SDKs’
    4) In the popup window that opens, Select ‘ADD’ and point to the new SDK you just created, namely ‘4.0.0 AIR’.
    5) Click ‘Ok’
    6) Select ‘Use Specific SDK’, and point to your new SDK.
    7) Click ‘Ok’

    The application should now get complied with the new SDK.