[FLEX-28620] With 4.5.1 an air mxml app runs but will not debug

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK 4.5.1 (Release)
• Fix Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK Previous
• Component/s: MXML Compiler
• Environment: Affected OS(s): Mac; Affected OS(s): Mac OS 10.6; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Adobe JIRA
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 26/Sep/11 13:18
• Updated: 15/Nov/11 16:12
• Resolved: 29/Sep/11 15:18

Description

Steps to reproduce:
1.Create a new mxml based app
2. Put a trace statement in the applicationComplete handler
3. debug and start with adl

Actual Results:
Nothing is traced

Expected Results:
something should be traced

Workaround (if any):
It works in flex 4.0, you can run (adl with -nodebug)

Here is a thread on stackOverflow
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7326987/debugging-air-adl-fails-to-launch

I use fdt but the one in the thread use flash builder...

A collegue of mine had the same problem on windows.