First thing to try: Verify the .msi is being built with your changes. Stick a string of asterisks in the code that you can search for.
On 19-Nov-14 17:33, Phill Hogland wrote: > I have continued to work on this issue every chance I get. I have tried many > approaches but have not found any way to attach a debugger that actually > hits my break point in RestartManager.cpp. (In this case I build a wix > debug build, and on same system I compile and run a simple msi with a > WixstdBA bundle. Whether I have 1) a message box in > WixRegisterRestartResources (immediate CA), or 2) a DebugBreak(), or 3) > pepper the called functions in rmutil.cpp RmuAddProcessesByName and > RmuAddProcessById with LogStringLine(REPORT_STANDARD,..... > In all of above cases, when I compile wix, then compile the test msi, the > msi runs, hits the 4592 problem and failed posting the following log > messages, but without hitting my breakpoint or additional log messages. > Action start 15:24:53: WixRegisterRestartResources. > MSI (s) (20!74) [15:24:53:839]: Note: 1: 2711 2: > WixRegisterRestartResources: Entering WixRegisterRestartResources in > C:\Windows\Installer\MSIA358.tmp, version 3.10.1115.0 > WixRegisterRestartResources: Registering process name RmStreaming.exe with > the Restart Manager. > WixRegisterRestartResources: Error 0x80070005: Failed to register the > process name with the Restart Manager session. > CustomAction WixRegisterRestartResources returned actual error code 1603 > (note this may not be 100% accurate if translation happened inside sandbox) > Action ended 15:24:53: WixRegisterRestartResources. Return value 3. > Action ended 15:24:53: INSTALL. Return value 3. > > The msi build log shows that candle and light are using paths to the > WixUtilExtension.dll in the debug build which I modified, but the project > never hits those changes. > > Attempts to use MsiBreak result in attaching a debugger, and even though > symbols are loaded the breakpoints are never activated. It seems like this > should be a simple change to make as Rob suggested in the meeting, but if I > cannot figure out howto debug the code or use log messages, I do not have > confidence that I can make the change. I have previously step into my own > C++ CAs, but I am having difficulty understanding how to build the wix > source so that I can step through it. > > Another side issue is that I can add the wixca and UtilExtension\wixext > projects to my solution and build them in the VS IDE, but I cannot add the > UtilExtension\wixlib to my Solution as VS says it has an invalid GUID > format. > > Also I extracted the code related to RmuAddProcessesByName into a console > app and stepped through that code (in the same scenario that causes a setup > to fail) without observing any problem. There are two instances to the tray > app running, one under a service account, and both pids are detected and > returned in the array, implying that the failure is downstream. > > I don't want to fill the forum with noise but I thought I would provide some > update if anyone has any suggestions. > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Debug-delopment-story-tp7597968p7598122.html > Sent from the wix-devs mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server > from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards > with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more > Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > WiX-devs mailing list > WiX-devs@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-devs > -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-devs mailing list WiX-devs@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-devs
