There is no need to install WiX on the build machine.
You have several possibilities to come around this and it is also possible
to use different versions of WiX and select a WiX version in your build
definition. Have a look in my blog:
http://www.laika42.com/Blog/tabid/92/ArticleID/5/language/en-US/Default.aspx
Using one of the described options it is possible to build with WiX 3.8 or
even with WiX 4 on a hosted controller. If you want to use possibility 4 and
use it with VS 2013 you have to modify the XAML and point it to MSBUILD 12,
because I didn't update the XAML yet.
From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com]
Sent: Samstag, 26. Oktober 2013 17:46
To: WiX toolset developer mailing list; WiX toolset developer mailing list
Subject: Re: [WiX-devs] Build C++ Custom Actions on Hosted TFS Build
Controller Fails
I've figured out part of it.
On my dev box I have VS2013 RTM. On my on-prem build server I have VS2013
RTM and TFS 2013 RTM. On my TFS Cloud instance a new project creates a
DefaultTemplate.11.1.xaml build process that when runs picks MSBuild 4.0.
Passing /tv:12.0 doesn't help. I am unable to build. The build process
does not expose a parameter for overriding the MSBuild ToolsVersion. If I
modify the XAML and point it to MSBuild 12.0 then everything builds
correctly.
However when I try to build on the cloud hosted build controller I get a new
error (it gets farther at least):
c:\a\src\nxlog-ce-customactions\stdafx.h(17): fatal error C1083: Cannot open
include file: 'wcautil.h': No such file or directory
[C:\a\src\nxlog-ce-customactions\nxlog-ce-customactions.vcxproj]
If I go back to my onprem server and uninstall 3.8 and reinstall 3.7 I get
the same error. So obviously this will all eventually work once WiX 3.8
gets released and the TFS Service team(s) get the default templates updated
and WiX 3.8 on the build image.
So, all in all, WiX 3.8 is looking very good in my extensive and odd ball
testing scenarios. ( For those who want t know, my goal is to be able to
create WiX C++/C# custom actions, installers and bootstrappers using
nothing but free tools. VS Integrated Shell, VS Express Edition, WiX and
IsWiX and TFS Hosted Build Controllers. This helps my customer value
proposition for small businesses that are not visual studio shops and don't
have MSDN or InstallShield subscriptions. )
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From: "Neil Sleightholm" <n...@x2systems.com <mailto:n...@x2systems.com> >
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2013 9:44 AM
To: "WiX toolset developer mailing list" <wix-devs@lists.sourceforge.net
<mailto:wix-devs@lists.sourceforge.net> >
Subject: Re: [WiX-devs] Build C++ Custom Actions on Hosted TFS Build
Controller Fails
I found some notes I made for a VS2012 C++ project, not sure if I had to do
this and install VS but it might help:
Edit Microsoft.Cpp.x64.targets:
In LinkEmbedManifest target, change Link attributes:
DelaySign ="%(Link.DelaySign)"
KeyFile ="%(Link.KeyFile)"
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vcblog/archive/2011/03/11/10140139.aspx
Add "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE" to
path
Install "Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4"
Build with
PlatformToolset=Windows7.1SDK
Is VS installed on your build server? I have found that this is required for
C++ projects, at one point MS did include the C++ tools and libs in the SDK
but then removed them in the Windows 8 version. This is a bit of pain as I
don't like the idea of polluting my build server with VS.
Neil
Oh great. It seems I did have RTM on my dev laptop and RC on my build
server. Now that I upgrade my build server to RTM I can't build my C++
project on my build server or the cloud hosted build server.
Something seems really wrong if I can't just create a C++ project, check it
in and tell it to build. Builds on my machine....
Any thoughts? Off to research.
_____
From: "Christopher Painter" <chr...@iswix.com <mailto:chr...@iswix.com> >
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2013 8:14 AM
To: wix-devs@lists.sourceforge.net <mailto:wix-devs@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [WiX-devs] Build C++ Custom Actions on Hosted TFS Build
Controller Fails
Oh wait, nevermind. I'm all wrong. I have RC installed on my dev machine
and build server. I forgot to upgrade them. Let me do that and retest.
_____
From: "Christopher Painter" <chr...@iswix.com <mailto:chr...@iswix.com> >
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2013 8:07 AM
To: wix-devs@lists.sourceforge.net <mailto:wix-devs@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Build C++ Custom Actions on Hosted TFS Build Controller Fails
I created a C++ custom action project using WiX 3.8 and VS2013. It builds
on my on-prem build server with VS2013 installed but fails to build on the
Hosted TFS Build Controller.
FWIW, I also created a stock C++ project and it has the same behavior so it
doesn't seem to be a WiX problem per say.
Now according to this page:
http://tfs.visualstudio.com/en-us/learn/hosted-build-controller-in-vs#softwa
re
VS 2013 RTM is supposed to be installed on the build server. I'm not the
best C++ developer in the world so I'm wondering if anyone can shed any
light on the following build error. It might be possible that WiX modeled
it's project type after something that was broken and could be made better
as a result of this.
Build started 10/26/2013 12:50:11 PM.
Project "C:\a\src\nxlog-ce-customactions.sln" on node 1 (default targets).
ValidateSolutionConfiguration:
Building solution configuration "Debug|Win32".
Project "C:\a\src\nxlog-ce-customactions.sln" (1) is building
"C:\a\src\nxlog-ce-customactions\nxlog-ce-customactions.vcxproj" (2) on node
1 (default targets).
C:\Program Files
(x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\V110\Microsoft.Cpp.Platform.targets(44,5):
error MSB8020: The builds tools for v120 (Platform Toolset = 'v120') cannot
be found. To build using the v120 build tools, either click the Project menu
or right-click the solution, and then select "Update VC++ Projects...".
Install v120 to build using the v120 build tools.
[C:\a\src\nxlog-ce-customactions\nxlog-ce-customactions.vcxproj]
Done Building Project
"C:\a\src\nxlog-ce-customactions\nxlog-ce-customactions.vcxproj" (default
targets) -- FAILED.
Done Building Project "C:\a\src\nxlog-ce-customactions.sln" (default
targets) -- FAILED.
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