[haXe] haXe Alpha 2

[Nicolas Cannasse]

Hi list,

I just released haXe compiler Alpha2 on http://haxe.org. There is now 
SWF generation ! Only iterators (for and ... operator) are not supported 
right now, other generation have not been tested a lot so there might be 
a few bugs.

Classes :

haXe compiles all classes into a single SWF file (not in sub MC with 
__Package linkage name). Your classes are accessible into this SWF 
context (they're NOT put in _global). They can't then overwrite another 
SWF classes since they'll have different contexts.

Boot :

Haxe classes all have access the the "Boot" statics (haxe/flash/Boot.hx) 
  which give you an access to _global , _root and "current" which is the 
MC where the classes have been defined (same as "main" parameter with 
MTASC).

Libraries :

There is right now only a small part of the MovieClip class in the 
haxe/flash directory. You can add your own "native" (intrinsic) Flash 
classes here (TextField, LocalConnection, XMLSocket, ....). Simply write 
the corresponding .hx file.

I'll take some time later to think about which classes should be 
accessible and how. The goal is to simplify a little Flash APIs if 
needed. If you have suggestion, just post your .hx proposals on the list.

Classes such as XML and Array will kept in the standard library 
(haxe/std) so they can be used the same way on all haxe platforms. The 
classes (haxe/flash) are then Flash-specific.

Bugs :

You can now try to play a little more with haXe :) There should still 
have some bugs here and there, so when you encounter one, please try to 
reproduce it as the smallest .hx file possible (one single file if 
possible), and send the file on the list.

Thanks,
Have fun !
Nicolas