I've added this to my project:
<ItemGroup>
<Content Include="..\setupdude\dude.cab"><Link>dude.cab</Link></Content>
</ItemGroup>
When I reload the project in vs2005, this is what ends up in the file.
<ItemGroup>
<Content Include="..\setupdude\release\dude.cab">
<Link>dude.cab</Link>
</Content>
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<Folder Include="..\" />
<Folder Include="..\setupdude\" />
<Folder Include="..\setupdude\release\" />
</ItemGroup>
I tried adding a folder structure manually first, but that looks like it's
going to lead to trouble.
When I create the first folder (..), I get a warning message that it exists
already, but it does get added to the project.
Then when I try to add a new folder to .., a new tree gets created.
So, it looks like this isn't working correctly in the UI. I haven't checked
if the msbuild file on its own works or not.
Any thoughts?
Anthony Wieser
Wieser Software Ltd
----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin Rockwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Anthony Wieser'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Justin Rockwood"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problems with Post Build Step and Dependencies
inVotive
> In Visual Studio, when you select "Add Existing File..." if you just click
> "Add", then the file will be copied to your local directory. This is by
> design and works the same way as C#, VB, etc. If you want to add a link,
> which you do, then drop down the little arrow next to the "Add" you'll see
> an "Add As Link" option. You want to select that. This will then populate
> your MSBuild (.wixproj) file for you correctly. You will not be allowed to
> Delete that file, but you can remove the link from your project. Does this
> make sense?
>
> To do this manually, you have to do this:
>
> <Content Include="relative path to file">
> <Link>How you want the file to appear in your project</Link>
> </Content>
>
> A more concrete example:
>
> <Content Include="..\Release\MyExe.exe">
> <Link>MyExe.exe</Link>
> </Content>
>
> You shouldn't get messy directory structures if you do this approach.
>
> Justin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anthony Wieser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 7:38 AM
> To: Justin Rockwood; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problems with Post Build Step and Dependencies in
> Votive
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Justin Rockwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "'Anthony Wieser'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
> <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 6:40 PM
> Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Problems with Post Build Step and Dependencies in
> Votive
>
>
>> Do you mind logging a bug on the _TimeStampAfterCompile? I'll look into
>> that.
>
> Done.
>
>> As far as forcing a recompile... You can do that by including your inputs
>> into your .wixproj project file as <Content> elements. In Votive, you do
>> this by selecting "Content" from the Build Type property in the property
>> browser (hit F4 if it's not showing). If you're working just with the
>> MSBuild .wixproj file, you can just add <Content>Relative path to
>> file</Content> in an <ItemGroup> section. When compiling, I account for
> the
>> <Content> elements to trigger a rebuild if they change.
>>
>> Justin
>
> I can't get this to work with Votive. My solution is structured as
> follows:
>
> Proj-root
> |
> |-----Main Program Project
> |
> |-----Debug
> |
> |-----Release [exe to depend on is here]
> |
> |-----Wix Project
> | |-----bin
> | |------Release [msi ends up here]
>
> In my project in VS2005, I right click on the Wix project, and choose Add
> >
> Existing Item...
> When I navigate up the hierarchy to release, what happens is that a copy
> of
> the selected .exe file ends up in the Wix Project folder.
>
> the .wixproj file contains:
> <ItemGroup>
> <Content Include="myprog.exe">
> </ItemGroup>
>
> Is that correct?
>
> Manually editing as suggested above to
> <Content Include="..\release\myprog.exe"> makes the project expand into a
> messy disaster of .. folders, which presumably isn't correct either.
> Especially as there are 3 .. based folders!
>
> looking at the aftermath of that, this is what ends up in the wixproj
> file:
> <ItemGroup>
> <Folder Include="..\" />
> <Folder Include="..\release" />
> </ItemGroup>
>
> Being of a suspicious nature, I created another folder, and then deleted
> it,
> and found it was removed from my disk.
> I dread to think what will happen if I try to delete one of these from
> within votive, but why not?
>
> <Don'tTryThisAtHome>
> Deleting the .exe shown under folder release under folder .. does indeed
> delete the exe from the release...
> Deleting the folder release under the folder .. the exe was in: You
> guessed
> it. The folders gone.
> Deleting the other folder release that was under the populated .. tries to
> delete, but, instead gives:
> Internal MSBuild Error: No parent BuildItemGroup for item to be
> removed.
> </Don'tTryThisAtHome>
>
> Even I'm not brave enough to delete my parent folder, which contains the
> project I'm in and everything else.
>
> Ideally, I'd like to link in the outputs of the same configuration somehow
> into the dependency tree, though I'm not sure how to do that now. Any
> ideas?
>
> Anthony Wieser
> Wieser Software Ltd
>
> p.s. What's the proper protocol for replies like this? Should they go to
> the author and the list, or just the list?
>
>
>
>
>
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