Hi there.
The free as in beer Flex 2 SDK contains a compiler called mxmlc. That’s big news- or was, rather, back when it came out. Think about it. You can make SWFs without pulling out your wallet, if you’re willing to sacrifice the content development tools in the Flash/Flex authoring environment. I like that.
But I expect that I can’t just drag and drop my ActionScript class files onto mxmlc. Sure, there’re those meta tags to worry about, but I’m not talking about them. At some point, mxmlc has to latch onto an mxml file, right? And I don’t want to bother with too much mxml; if I wanted to design interface forms, I’d program in VB for crying out loud.
Here’s what I’d like– and if it’s not out there, I’ll make it myself: a simple system that I can hook my classes onto, like the document class in Flash, that lets me use the flash and flex frameworks. The fl library would be nice too, but that’s not of primary interest. What’s important is, a tiny mxml file with just enough data to say, “Hi, I’m app XYZ, I was made by ABC, now here’s the ActionScript”. That’d take a load off my back. 
Has anyone else looked into this?
