How to set up a project for multiple platforms (desktop & mobile)?

[Sharon_Hanlon]

I am about to get started with several new projects (games), and have decided to switch from FlashDevelop to Flash Builder for these.  They will all be released for PC, Mac, iOS and Android.

I see when I create a new project, I can either choose desktop or mobile as the type.  Is it possible to have a single project that will export for all of these platforms, or will I need two projects for front-ends that both share (import/reference) the game's main source?  How would I go about structuring something like this?  They will all be ActionScript projects, not mxml.

[Harikrishna_Kallae]

Hi Sharon,

Happy to hear that you are making a switch from Flash Develop to Flash Builder.

Yes, Flash Builder do provide that feature of creating muliple build targets.

So for multiple build targets, go to Apple-iOS/Google Android under ActionScript Build Packaging under Project propeties.

By default, there will only one target "device" and user is allowed to create custom targets for iOS and Google Android with custom certificates/Native extensions.

You can use these targets at Run/Debug and export release time.

Please let me know if you need more information.

Thanks,

Hari

[Sharon_Hanlon]

Hi Hari,

thanks for the information, but are you just talking about mobile builds?  I was hoping there'd be a way to have a single project for iOS, Android, PC and Mac.  How do people usually set up FB projects when targetting all 4 platforms?

[Harikrishna_Kallae]

Hi Sharon,

Generally when an ActionScript Mobile/ Flex Mobile project creation is used for launching/packaging it for mobile devices both Google Android and iOS.

For packaging the application for desktop(Win and Mac) creating a Flex Project/ActionScript project with Desktop as the application type.

Thanks,

Hari

[Sharon_Hanlon]

Yes, I understand that, and even said it in my original question.  What I'm asking is how to have ONE set of source for each game, and be able to build it for ALL of those platforms.

From my original post:

Is it possible to have a single project that will export for all of these platforms, or will I need two projects for front-ends that both share (import/reference) the game's main source?  How would I go about structuring something like this?

[Harikrishna_Kallae]

Hi Sharon,

Flash Builder currently requires to create separate projects for Web,Desktop and Mobile applications.

Creating a single project for all platforms is a nice feature.

Thanks for your feedback.

Regards,

Hari

[Sharon_Hanlon]

Pity.  I hope it will be considered in a future release.

So is there a way that I could have a project for each, but still reference/share the bulk of the game source?  Perhaps in the way a project uses a third-party library?