I started using a .bat file after downloading the source code at http://wixextba.codeplex.com/ and seeing how Neil was using the MSBuild commands. Here at work I tend to just re-type the command in a VSCmd box and not use the bat file, as I do not do wix 3.8 source builds very often here. But at home where my intent is to figure out how to get VS2013 to build the Wix 3.8 code both as a learning exercise and to help others in the future, and since VS2013RC does not have the VSCmd box so far as I can tell, I created bat files. Mostly I am finding and fixing issues in the msbuild .*proj, .targets, and .props files, often by duplicating and modifying existing code, such as tests for a VS specific path. Occasionally I try passing a property change in the bat file as an experiment and then if it works I figure out where in the msbuild process the property should be set, eliminating the entry in the .bat file. However in the course of doing this effort I also researched and figured out how to write a bat file which assures that msbuild is launched with elevated privileges when launching OneTimeWixBuildInitialization.proj, which was the point of my suggestion to provide a .bat for that situation (in contrast to the suggestion to clarify the documentation that elevated privileges are needed to build OneTimeWixBuildInitialization.proj. But it is a minor point and not really my key focus. If I find a way to make a msbuild proj file insist on elevated privileges I will try that out.
The posts yesterday on using git were very interesting. I will try to get up to speed on git so that I can put these changes in a 'fork??' so others can review what I am doing and provide advice. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Interested-in-helping-on-3-8-tp7589266p7589342.html Sent from the wix-devs mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60134791&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-devs mailing list WiX-devs@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-devs
