Getting the incremental build correct for the extensions has been
challenging. It's a bit better than WiX v3.6. Would not surprise me if
there are still bugs in it though. I've not had time to try and track them
all down yet.
On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Neil Sleightholm <n...@x2systems.com>wrote:
> I don’t have a solution but I too have seen the same thing. I think it
> also happens with other extensions but haven’t been able to verify that.**
> **
>
> ** **
>
> Neil****
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Hoover, Jacob [mailto:jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com]
> *Sent:* 22 April 2013 19:49
> *To:* Windows Installer XML toolset developer mailing list
> *Subject:* [WiX-devs] Broken incremental build****
>
> ** **
>
> Ok, I must be overlooking something simple here. I have Wix 3.8 building
> from the command line. I’ve made some tweaks to WixStdBA, and I am
> attempting to validate the changes. (Using the VS 2010 Command prompt on
> Win 7 x64. To get it to build after loading I need to unset Platform.)***
> *
>
> ** **
>
> When I change WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.cpp, and then from the
> wix source root I invoke:****
>
> ** **
>
> “msbuild wix.proj /t:Build /p:Configuration=Release” ****
>
> ** **
>
> I see that the binary (wixstdba.dll) is updated however the bal.wixlib which
> I believe comes from “.\src\ext\BalExtension\wixlib\BalExtension.wixproj” is
> not. Even if I change one of the files in the project (ex:
> wixstdba_platform.wxi) and rebuild, I am still not seeing the bal.wixlib
> update. I also tried changing WixBalExtension\BalCompiler.cs, but again the
> bal.wixlib is not updated.****
>
> ** **
>
> This is causing me to not get my updated wixstdba.dll. Interestingly enough,
> if I add:****
>
> ** **
>
> <Payload SourceFile="…\wix\build\ship\x86\WixStdBA.dll" />****
>
> ** **
>
> then my BA is included.****
>
> ** **
>
> I can provide the interesting bits of the MSBuild log, if anyone is
> interested.****
>
> ** **
>
> Thanks,****
>
> Jacob****
>
> ** **
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced
> analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building
> apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use
> our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account!
> http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter
> _______________________________________________
> WiX-devs mailing list
> WiX-devs@lists.sourceforge.net
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-devs
>
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced
analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building
apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use
our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account!
http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter
_______________________________________________
WiX-devs mailing list
WiX-devs@lists.sourceforge.net
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-devs
