Re: [WiX-users] add reference to C++ project

2011-11-26 Thread Daniel Madill
Blair, I didn't narrow it down exactly because it would have taken a while. The merge module WiX project that was giving me trouble currently references the project outputs of 415 projects, so I probably had several hundred WxS files at the time VS2010/MSBuild was croaking and I moved away from

Re: [WiX-users] Can someone explain syntax: !(wix.MyVariable=$(var.anotherVariable))

2011-11-26 Thread Rob Mensching
Default value for the WixVariable if not defined elsewhere. A preprocessor variable does not have to be used, it's there to make it look even more confusing. On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 3:44 PM, Keith Moore wrote: > Hello, > > Can someone explain the syntax below? > > /> > > I understand that !(w

Re: [WiX-users] Wix not really ready for prime time...or is it

2011-11-26 Thread Rob Mensching
You are, "wrong and foolish." I see most people around here not recommending minor upgrades because most people asking questions here aren't willing or able to do the work to stay within the limitiations that minor upgrades require. If you've got it working with MSIENFORCEUPGRADECOMPONENTRULES (s

Re: [WiX-users] Changing the look of a control

2011-11-26 Thread Rob Mensching
Windows Installer native UI is very limited. I don't think this is possible but I'm not an MSI native UI expert. Of course, if you wanted to use Burn you could build your own BootstrapperApplication and draw UI however you liked. Completely different approach to the problem though. On Thu, Nov 24,

Re: [WiX-users] light.exe catastrophic failure

2011-11-26 Thread Rob Mensching
What version of the WiX toolset are you using? It is very possible you're hitting a max size limit in cabinet files that you can work around by creating more (thus smaller) cabinet files. WiX v3.6 can do this automatically using the new MediaTemplate element. On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 12:24 AM, Ne

Re: [WiX-users] Some problems with online manual on http://wix.sourceforge.net

2011-11-26 Thread Rob Mensching
Can you please make sure there are bugs open tracking these issues? That way we don't lose them in email. Thanks. On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 11:41 PM, Henry Motu wrote: > Hello! > > First of all, I would like to say Thank You for WiX. > I have some trouble with your online manual pages. > I try to

[WiX-users] MSBuild not generating Heat

2011-11-26 Thread David P. Romig, Sr.
My WiX VS 2010 project contains direct file references (i.e. template files) and project references. In the WiX project, each of the .NET project references has the property Harvest="true" and Project Output Groups="Binaries". When building the WiX project (or the entire solution), whether in the

Re: [WiX-users] light.exe catastrophic failure

2011-11-26 Thread Neils Christoffersen
I think this was the problem. I am able to build the installer using v3.6 with . Thanks. On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 3:49 AM, Rob Mensching wrote: > What version of the WiX toolset are you using? > > It is very possible you're hitting a max size limit in cabinet files that > you can work around by c