Sure, entered as Bugs item #2898554 John ________________________________________ From: Rob Mensching [...@robmensching.com] Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 10:32 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Help with building patch
Yes, please open a bug on v3.5. That is under development and bugs help us quickly find what was recently broken. On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 7:12 AM, Schmitz, John <jschm...@mediacy.com> wrote: > I installed and switched to using WIX 2.0 (stable). This clarified two > things: > > 1) SOME of the changes that I specify in my bug are indeed only needed to > adapt the WSX file to version 3.5. The original code in the page works with > 2.0 IF you know to save it as a WSX file and use it as the source for the > compilation. > > 2) 3.5 does NOT work and 2.0 DOES work. Should I enter a bug on 3.5? > > Thanks, > John > ________________________________________ > From: Schmitz, John > Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 8:36 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Help with building patch > > I'm using 3.5. > > Message Sent with NotifySync > > -----Original Message----- > > From: os...@live.com > Sent: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:33:06 America/New_York > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Help with building patch > > > Version 3.0 supports both the version 2 method (msimsp.exe/PatchWiz) and > the > "pure WiX" method (torch/pyro). Version 3.5 retains that support. > > Each of those two methods in the version 3 docs are described on two > different pages. > > Not sure on the error message (although I haven't looked at the code yet). > The TargetImages probably refers to the table itself, but with a path to > the > MSI file itself in the error message as being the missing symbol seems like > something isn't quite right. Which version/build of the toolset are you > actually using? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Schmitz, John [mailto:jschm...@mediacy.com] > Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 1:20 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Help with building patch > > Hi, > > I have worked my way through understanding most of the things left out of > or > incorrect in the "Patch Building" page of Authoring (at > http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix2/patch_building.htm). (I've entered > a > bug on the page with what I've found along the way.) > > I just noticed that this is a version 2 page, and the version 3 page takes > a > totally different and (for me useless) approach. So I don't actually know > if > what I'm trying to do is possible in 3.5 or not. > > I'm down to just one error, which only cropped up after modifying the WSX > code to use the TargetImage attribute of the PatchSequence. Here's the > error: > > > Patch.wsx(39) : error LGHT0094 : Unresolved reference to symbol > 'TargetImages:<full path to my target MSI file>'' in section > 'PatchCreation:{C42BF9ED-EDDA-46C0-97E3-BE0EC2D0750E}'. > > > I've doubled checked the actual path I'm using in place of <full path to my > target MSI file>, and it is definitely the correct path to the file - > copying it from the error message and pasting it onto the end of "dir" > command in a command prompt results in a directory listing of the file. > > There's a difference between "TargetImages" (plural) in the error message, > and the "TargetImage" attributed that is used, but I'm assuming that's just > a typo in the error message itself. > > Can anyone explain how to troubleshoot this? > > Thanks, > John > Media Cybernetics > > > ############################################################################ > ########## > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: > This email transmission and its attachments contain confidential and > proprietary information > of Princeton Instruments, Acton Research, Media Cybernetics and their > affiliates and is > intended for the exclusive and confidential use of the intended recipient. > Any use, dissemination, > printing, or copying of this transmission and its attachment(s) is strictly > prohibited. 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