Stephen, yes, I installed WiX 3.8 (21-Oct) with my fresh VS2013 and at a glance it all looks and feels the same. I guess they just upgraded it to work with VS2013 but I can't see any improvements or new features at all. You just get a window full of XML and some prayers and off you go -- Greg
P.S. I was also reminded of what a stupid self-indulgent incredibly slow counter-intuitive installer WiX has. It's not a good sign when an installer's installer is bizarre. P.P.S InstallAware looks interesting, but I can't find the free bit, and it will take off on a tangent. On 24 October 2013 18:08, Stephen Price <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, while on this topic, the good news is that I've managed to quite > easily get my work project working with VS2013. It doesn't like the work > proxy so updates and the new Sign In feature don't work. > > I did have to make a few changes to get my Wix project running. > > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19448343/how-to-enable-wix-project-in-visual-studio-2013 > > Not yet noticed any new features other than a few more colours in the > thing. Folders are yellow in Solution Explorer. DotCover doesn't yet > support this version but everything else is very very similar to VS2012. > And I can still open/build/run the solution in VS2012 after migration. (it > only ads a couple of lines), so that means I can actually use it (without > messing with the rest of the team!) > > I suppose I should actually test the output of my Wix installer project, > hey? Its only a small windows service installer so should be fine. :) > > > On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Ian Thomas <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Greg**** >> >> In the early days of WiX there were several UI projects (outside of the >> main project), but I am not familiar with what has happened recently.**** >> >> Have you had a look at Oleg Shilo’s Wix# project? >> WixSharp<http://www.csscript.net/WixSharp.html>uses C# scripting to manage’ >> the arcane WiX framework. >> **** >> >> However, it is way behind the WiX releases – it uses WiX v3.0.4318.0 >> binaries. Conceivably the functionality in that old version of WiX would be >> sufficient for many purposes (but I have not tried); because it >> *doesn’t*integrate in Visual Studio it may be usable. Mike Smith (meski) may >> have >> some thoughts on this. **** >> >> CS-Script targets .NET versions up to 4.5 and I think I’m correct in >> saying that Oleg Shilo lives somewhere in eastern Australia. **** >> ------------------------------ >> >> **Ian Thomas** >> Victoria Park, ****Western Australia******** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ian Thomas >> *Sent:* Thursday, October 24, 2013 8:43 AM >> *To:* 'ozDotNet' >> *Subject:* RE: WiX and VS2013 integration**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Bob Arnson’s latest >> post<http://www.joyofsetup.com/2013/10/22/wix-v3-8-1021-0-completes-visual-studio-2013-support/> >> says >> it is complete as of now, and his short post has links to the issues that >> have been fixed (none of those will add much to your understanding) . *** >> * >> >> ** ** >> >> WiX v3.8.1021.0 completes Visual Studio 2013 support **** >> >> 22 October 2013 WiX**** >> >> ** ** >> ------------------------------ >> >> **Ian Thomas** >> Victoria Park, ****Western Australia******** >> >> *From:* [email protected] [ >> mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On >> Behalf Of *Greg Keogh >> *Sent:* Thursday, October 24, 2013 7:10 AM >> *To:* ozDotNet >> *Subject:* WiX and VS2013 integration**** >> >> ** ** >> >> I finally found a link at >> http://www.joyofsetup.com/2013/09/13/getting-from-here-to-there-for-wix-v3-8/which >> says that WiX 3.8 with VS2013 integration will be available by >> Halloween (luckily Australians know what Halloween means thanks to *The >> Simpsons*). However I can't find any other evidence that this might >> actually happen, getting clear announcements on WiX isn't easy. They seem a >> bit apologetic due to delays caused by end of year holidays and >> Thanksgiving, but since when did holidays stop a programmer? (I do my best >> coding on holidays!)**** >> >> **** >> >> As suggested, I had a quick for other IDEs over WiX, but they seem >> commercial or lagging behind. In any case I don't want yet another IDE.** >> ** >> >> **** >> >> They claim V3.8 will have improved >> Votive<http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/votive/>, >> which a search reveals to be the VS2013 integration (I think, even that's >> vague). In VS2012 the integration of the project template, properties and >> build were very nice, however the only way to edit the wizard generated WiX >> source files was as plain xml. I wonder if there will be some kind of >> designer over the raw source, which is what WiX desperately needs. I know >> that creating a full designer experience over the complex WiX source files >> would be a huge job, but it's not beyond their developer community I would >> think.**** >> >> **** >> >> Greg K**** >> > >
