I need to get a native installer for Mac and Linux from an .air file. I'm on Windows and using AIR 2.5 .
I came across this interesting Windows application to convert an .air file to .exe/.dmg/.rpm. I can not get it to work so did somebody else used it and can proof the functionality or can recommend a similiar app?
Thanks. Uli
Here is an article from adobe to accomplish what you're trying to do here:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/air/build/WS789ea67d3e73a8b22388411123785d839c-8000.html
I'm not sure if there are other applications that automate this process for you. There were a couple back when this functionality was first in beta but I think they're pretty much gone or incompatible. See here for a tutorial:
From the Air docs: "You must use ADT on the same operating system as that of the native installer file you want to generate."
I develop on a Mac and run Windows via bootcamp and with this setup I've been able to create native installers for both operating systems. Also it's worth noting that Adobe has abandoned support for Linux as for v2.6 so this may influence to what amount of trouble you're willing to go through to build an .rpm
Why not take a look at this article on NativeProcess functionality, it describes the process of creating a native installer. To quote some relevant portions:
To package the application, invoke the ADT application using syntax to package a native installer application version.
You must run ADT on the same operating system as the target installer application. To generate a DMG file, run ADT on Mac OS. To generate an EXE installer file, run ADT on Windows.
For example, the following command packages a DMG file on Mac OS:
adt -package -storetype pkcs12 -keystore myCert.p12 -target native NativeProcessTest.dmg NativeProcessTest-app.xml NativeProcessTest.swf NativeApps/Mac/bin/echoTestMac icons
Before running this command, open the Terminal application and navigate to the output directory for your Flex project. Adjust the following:
The path to the ADT application in the Flex SDK
The name and path of the signing certificate (given as myCert.p12 in this example)
For example, the following command packages an EXE installer file on Windows:
adt -package -storetype pkcs12 -keystore myCert.p12 -target native NativeProcessTest.exe NativeProcessTest-app.xml NativeProcessTest.swf NativeApps/Windows/bin/echoTestWindows icons
Before running this command, open a command line session and navigate to the output directory for your Flex project. Adjust the following:
The path to the ADT application in the Flex SDK
The name and path of the signing certificate (given as myCert.p12 in this example)
For more information on using ADT and on using signing certificates, refer to "Packaging an AIR application in a native installer" in Building Adobe AIR applications.
Captive Runtime will do something similar, but requires AIR 3 or later.
