NuGet is simply meant as package management for a developer. For example: instead of having to download and install Nunit to be able to use in their Visual Studio solution, they can simply add a NuGet package to their solution. See the following link for some more background information: http://www.hanselman.com/blog/IntroducingNuGetPackageManagementForNETAnotherPieceOfTheWebStack.aspx
Some pointers: - I would integrate NuGet in your CI build. NuGet has the ability to modify the project file to automatically download a NuGet package (if needed) when building the project. - You could also create your own NuGet server. If you download the NuGet package from your supplier, you could add it to your own NuGet server. This way you don't have to deal with authentication. - You could create a MSI that packages only the new NuGet package bits. - If the NuGet package is updated, simply add a new version to your own server (see above). NuGet also has the ability to NOT automatically update to a new version, but stick to a specific version. This way, you control when to update. Kind regards, Wilbert van Dolleweerd http://gplus.to/WilbertVanDolleweerd On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 12:19 PM, andy smith <andysmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm really confused by where NuGet fits in with a WiX deployment (which you > can guess by the questions at the end...) > > Currently we’re really happy with our WiX (3.6) setup (smile)... > > Our TeamCity build creates the installers using Burn and Neils burn UI > customisations for our WinForms products that are FTP’d to our servers. The > apps call our web services to determine whether there is a later version > that it’s entitled to, and if so downloads it in the background so that’s > it’s ready to be installed the next time the app starts. > > Now I need to include some functionality that is included into our c# > solution via a nugget package. The package will not be required by 90% of > our client installations due to the specific functionality in the package, > so presumably will need it’s own msi. The nugget package in question isn’t > ours, and resides on one of our suppliers servers and requires > authentication to get hold of. > > I’m somehow new to the world of NuGet, and cannot get my head round where > it fits in with WiX... > > - Do I somehow include the nugget package as part of the CI build and > include it within the WiX installer so it’s not downloaded from the > suppliers site (this would resolve the authentication issue)? > > - Do I create a new MSI which includes the components within the Nuget > package, but not actually use NuGet for the final client deployment at all? > (This would solve a number of issues but would potentially need work each > time the NuGet package is updated ) > > - Do I create a headless MSI package which downloads separately as part of > the burn install? Clients won’t be able to enter the authentication > required as they won’t have it. > > - If the nugget package is installed during installation, and always get > the latest available presumably our install may fail at a later date if the > nugget package is updated by the supplier which breaks our install somehow. > Is there a way around this if the NuGet package is downloaded on the > client? > > Many thanks, Confused! > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > See everything from the browser to the database with AppDynamics > Get end-to-end visibility with application monitoring from AppDynamics > Isolate bottlenecks and diagnose root cause in seconds. > Start your free trial of AppDynamics Pro today! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48808831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See everything from the browser to the database with AppDynamics Get end-to-end visibility with application monitoring from AppDynamics Isolate bottlenecks and diagnose root cause in seconds. Start your free trial of AppDynamics Pro today! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48808831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
