Re: [WiX-users] Votive / WiX not releasing handles on extension dlls after build.

On 13-05-2012 23:42, Rob Mensching wrote: Yeah, pain isn't it. Visual Studio holds lock on MSBuild tasks as well. !Truly! Have you any experience executing the extension in a new separate AppDomain and thereby being able to unload it again? I started out but ended up in a dark alley of missing

[WiX-users] Votive / WiX not releasing handles on extension dlls after build.

When building a setup project using Votive in Visual Studio, a handle is kept on any extension dlls even after the build has completed. This poses two problems to me: 1. Developing extensions is a slow process, because Visual Studio has to be restarted every time I have to make a change to

Re: [WiX-users] WIX Setup Project says A reference dll could not be added in VS2010

I am creating a WIX installer project. When I am trying to add the reference: Microsoft.ReportViewer.Common.dll and Microsoft.ReportViewer.WinForms.dll, I got the error mentioned on the title. I searched online but can't find any useful info. My DLLs are located in C:\Program

[WiX-users] Managing dependencies to preprocessor extensions

I have written a preprocessor extension that has a dependency to another assembly. When I try to build a setup project using that extension, I get an error saying: In the preprocessor extension that handles prefix 'somePrefix' while trying to call function 'someFunction' and exception has

Re: [WiX-users] Managing dependencies to preprocessor extensions

On 10-05-2012 14:31, Simon Dahlbacka wrote: The name in the error message and the name of the dll is spelled differently, can it be as simple as that? Sorry, that is just a typo I introduced when replacing the original assembly name. The names are the same in the two places. /Morten

Re: [WiX-users] Managing dependencies to preprocessor extensions

On 10-05-2012 14:00, Morten Lemvigh wrote: I have written a preprocessor extension that has a dependency to another assembly. When I try to build a setup project using that extension, I get an error saying: In the preprocessor extension that handles prefix 'somePrefix' while trying to call

[WiX-users] Omitting the license agreement in standard UIs

Hi, I'm trying the omit the license agreement in one of the standard UIs (WixUI_FeatureTree). I succeed in skipping the license agreement, when I press 'Next' in the WelcomeDlg, but when I press 'Back' on the CustomizeDlg, it always goes to the license agreement instead of the WelcomeDlg. What

[WiX-users] Reference an extension dll on a network share

I have a WiX setup project in Visual Studio, and I'm having problems referencing an extension dll. If the dll is located on my local machine, there is no problem adding the reference, but if I try to reference the same dll on a network share, I get the following error message: A reference to