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Does Air still require a shared runtime component to be installed beforehand? We all know how well that worked with Java.
by bni 16y ago
Does Air still require a shared runtime component to be installed beforehand? We all know how well that worked with Java.
- r00fus 16y agohttp://www.adobe.com/products/air/runtime_distribution_faq.html http://www.adobe.com/products/air/runtime_distribution_faq.h... Looks like Air is similar to Java in that respect (or in my more cynical view, Visual Basic - but multiplatform).
- jarin 16y agoYes, but the install is relatively seamless (as long as you already have Flash installed) and only needs to be done once. The AIR update process (for both the runtime and the applications) is also pretty seamless as well.
- IanDrake 16y agoYou can now build MSIs for Windows and DMGs for Macs with AIR that will bootstrap the runtime. That said, I haven't used that option. Up until Craig's lawyers killed my app, I was using the flash installer that was seamless. Same sort of installation process can be seen on TweetDeck which uses AIR.