ming flash animation library

I was interested in using the python bindings to ming to make simple swf animations for teaching purposes.

There was one compilation roadblock on my MacBook, but it wasn't too bad to get up and running. Here is what I did (not on the first try):

$ tar xfvz ~/archives/ming-0.4.0-dev-2006_04_20.tar.gz
$ cd ming-0.4.0/
$ sh autogen.sh
$ ./configure
$ open src/actioncompiler/compile.*
$ make static
$ cd py_ext/
$ python setup.py build
$ gcc -arch i386 -isysroot /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk -g -bundle -undefined dynamic_lookup build/temp.macosx-10.4-fat-2.4/ming_wrap.o -L/usr/local/lib -L.. -lming -lz -o build/lib.macosx-10.4-fat-2.4/_mingc.so
$ python setup.py install
$ python shape.py
$ open test.swf

Note: the gcc is command just the last line of output that the setup.py build used with the -arch ppc removed. The C++ lib's Makefiles do not create universal binaries, so the linking with -lming was causing an ld warning.

The test.swf file created by the test mad Adobe Illustrator unhappy, but displayed in Firefox.