joshtynjala Yes it does. I have literally contributed to the compiler source code in the Apache Flex SDK.
Ah, I stand corrected. I started using Flex when Adobe still produced it, and for a while downloaded it and the AIR SDK to build apps, until I realised it was just using the AIR SDK and I only needed it, so stopped downloading Flex. I thought that meant the AIR SDK was needed, and all you needed, for building pure AS apps.
This does not deal with my other objections though. Bundling the Flex SDK with your app, expecting it to just work on all the platforms you are targeting seems likely to cause all sorts of problems with bloat, performance, and be a massive support headache.