Try adding [EMAIL PROTECTED]"yes". This should get rid of the directory structure and hopefully put the files into the cab.
Jarle Aase wrote: > > Hi List, > > I'm trying to split the files in an installation to one or more .cab > files. If I have understood the schema correct, this is done by adding a > "media" node with [EMAIL PROTECTED]"no", and then by having the component > or file nodes referencing it's "Id" attribute with their "DiskId" > attribute. > > The problem is that the .cab files ends up empty. In stead of putting > the content in the specified .cab files, the content ends up in the file > system in a directory-structure similar to the one that will be created > on the target system, with the root-directory (in my case "Program > Files") in the same directory as the .msi and .cab files. > > Light.exe outputs the warning: "warning LGHT1079 : The cabinet > 'Setup1.cab' does not contain any files. If this installation contains > no files, this warning can likely be safely ignored. Otherwise, please > add files to the cabinet or remove it." > > This simple .wxs file gives me this problem: > > http://warsetup.jgaa.com/files/Setup.wxs > > The output from candle and light: > ---------------- > Executing: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML > v3\bin\candle.exe" "C:\devel\current\war\warlib\Setup\Test.wxs" "-ext" > "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3\bin\WixUIExtension.dll" > "-out" "C:\devel\current\war\warlib\Setup\Test.wixobj" > Microsoft (R) Windows Installer Xml Compiler version 3.0.2420.0 > Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 2003. All rights reserved. > > Test.wxs > > Executing: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML > v3\bin\light.exe" "-out" "C:\devel\current\war\warlib\Setup\Test.msi" > "C:\devel\current\war\warlib\Setup\Test.wixobj" "-ext" "C:\Program Files > (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3\bin\WixUIExtension.dll" "-cultures:en-US" > "-sval" "-b" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Jgaa's Internet\War Setup\Licenses" > Microsoft (R) Windows Installer Xml Linker version 3.0.2420.0 > Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 2003. All rights reserved. > > C:\devel\current\war\warlib\Setup\Test.wxs(7) : warning LGHT1079 : The > cabinet 'Setup1.cab' does not contain any files. If this installation > contains no files, this warning can likely be safely ignored. Otherwise, > please add files to the cabinet or remove it. > ---------------- > > If anyone can give a hint about what I'm doing wrong, I will be very > grateful. > > Jarle > -- > Jarle Aase email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Author of freeware. http://www.jgaa.com > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Problem-with-Wix-and-.cab-files-tf4396341.html#a12551510 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
