Hello Dandre,
Can you share what modifications you are making?
I haven’t been able to build the WiX project at all due to missing binaries and
delay signing issues when I build the rest. I will look through the archives to
catch up with the compilation discussion.
Regards,
David
From: Dandre Jansen van Vuuren
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 11:26
To: Windows Installer XML toolset developer mailing list
Subject: Re: [WiX-devs] Personal Heat project
Hi David
I've been working on the Visual Studio Harvester for quite some time now (not
officially anyway) and I also wish to submit my changes to the WiX source base.
I don't think it will happen for WiX 3.8 but from 4.0 it should take track, I
think.
What you could do in the mean time is follow the discussion that the guys are
having with compiling the Wix 3.8 source base as this will become the new
foundation on which 4.0 will run.
To look at the Heat project (or more precisely the VS Harvester), have a look
at the "ext" folder in the WiX source base.
I don't know how the new compilation process is but previously (in WiX 3.5) I
had to pull that project out and compile standalone in order to know that the
stuff I've been working on actually works. I then just merged the changes back
into the main source base.
I'm currently refactoring the VS Harvester and then I want to apply some
changes that will cause the harvester to load not just the current project but
all its dependencies as well.
Best of luck
Regards,
Dandre
On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 6:11 PM, David G. van Hoose
<david.g.vanho...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello everyone,
I have recently started using WiX on Visual Studio 2010 due to the removal of
the Visual Studio Deployment Projects in Visual Studio 2012. I love the power
of WiX, but there are some places where I am experiencing some issues. One of
these issues is with transparent Heat automation through Visual Studio.
The first problem that have faced is that the aggregate values for Project
Output Groups does not cover the scenarios that I use. I am very much biased
against the use of aggregate values. I prefer straight Boolean values that can
be used for a generative command-line. The harvesting also seems to ignore the
Project Output Groups anyway, and this is causing Heat to fail. I would like to
approach both of these issues together. The problem that I am faced with, is
where to begin. I downloaded the source code, but I could only find processing
code for the Project Output Groups. I could not find the coding for the Visual
Studio property. I looked in the Votive 2010 code, but could not find anything
there. Can anyone tell me where I should be looking? Does anyone have any
thoughts to add?
The second problem is with the regeneration of component GUIDs each time Heat
harvests a project. I have read that generating new component GUIDs with patch
releases causes all of the components to be reinstalled as new, even if they
were not updated. My goal here would be to have Heat be able to update existing
harvested files and keep a history of the GUIDs. Does this goal have merit or
is the premise baseless? Is there a better way?
Best Regards,
David
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Own the Future-Intel® Level Up Game Demo Contest 2013
Rise to greatness in Intel's independent game demo contest.
Compete for recognition, cash, and the chance to get your game
on Steam. $5K grand prize plus 10 genre and skill prizes.
Submit your demo by 6/6/13. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel_levelupd2d
_______________________________________________
WiX-devs mailing list
WiX-devs@lists.sourceforge.net
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-devs
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Own the Future-Intel® Level Up Game Demo Contest 2013
Rise to greatness in Intel's independent game demo contest.
Compete for recognition, cash, and the chance to get your game
on Steam. $5K grand prize plus 10 genre and skill prizes.
Submit your demo by 6/6/13. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel_levelupd2d
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
_______________________________________________
WiX-devs mailing list
WiX-devs@lists.sourceforge.net
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-devs
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Own the Future-Intel® Level Up Game Demo Contest 2013
Rise to greatness in Intel's independent game demo contest.
Compete for recognition, cash, and the chance to get your game
on Steam. $5K grand prize plus 10 genre and skill prizes.
Submit your demo by 6/6/13. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel_levelupd2d
_______________________________________________
WiX-devs mailing list
WiX-devs@lists.sourceforge.net
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-devs
