Bugs item #1670270, was opened at 2007-02-27 19:23 Message generated for change (Tracker Item Submitted) made by Item Submitter You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=642714&aid=1670270&group_id=105970
Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: None Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Private: No Submitted By: elsapo (elsapo) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: tutorial shows candle run at comandline, but doesn't work Initial Comment: Summary: Tutorial should show the use of a working commandline, not one that will fail, eg, show this: "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Installer XML v3\bin\candle.exe" mywxs.wxs ------------- I just installed wix3. The shipped documentation includes Getting Started, which shows this: C:\test> candle product.wxs AFAICT, the wix3 installer doesn't create a "c:\test" directory, and doesn't put candle into the path, so this doesn't work. I considered fixing it myself by adding the bin directory for candle to my PATH, but then I reconsidered -- the installer chose not to put it into my PATH, so I probably shouldn't either, until I know how they made that choice. Actually, first it is tough to find the directory, because it isn't called wix, and the installed shortcuts on the program menu don't seem to include the path. After I finally figured out where it is (ProgramFilesDir\Windows Installer XML v3) I've been invoking it with fully qualified name, eg, "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Installer XML v3\bin\candle.exe" mywxs.wxs I didn't think that would work -- I thought it would be missing dlls -- but it turns out to work. It would be great if this were added to the documentation where they show candle being run, so that the user can actually use the command in the tutorial successfully. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=642714&aid=1670270&group_id=105970 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-devs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-devs
