Thanks for the feedback Neil. I installed WiX on another build server (a clean install, no previous version of WiX) and it appears to have fixed the problem. I need to go back and un-install and re-install WiX on the original server and see if that fixes the original issue.
Thanks again, --Brad On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 6:39 AM, Neil Sleightholm <n...@x2systems.com>wrote: > Did you upgrade from 3.0 to 3.5? I had a similar problem with the > targets file and it was due to it not being replaced on upgrade. I > fixed it by uninstalling and reinstalling. > > Neil > > Neil Sleightholm > n...@x2systems.com > > On 17 Mar 2010, at 13:02, "Brad Cunningham" <b...@bradcunningham.net> > wrote: > > > I just installed WiX 3.5.1512.0 onto my build server and added a new > > project > > that is using WiX to the build. I am getting strange behavior when > > compiling > > my installer. I don't see any build errors, and the MSI does get > > built but > > it is put in the wrong path. When building my release configuration > > the MSI > > is output into the following directory: > > > > > > MyProject\`, `bin\Release\`))`))MyProject.msi\ > > > > > > *NOTE*: the backticks, commas, and extra parens. > > > > This project is developed in VS2010 but targeting .NET 3.5. I > > narrowed the > > problem down to the WiX2010.targets file on the build server (C: > > \Program > > Files\MSBuild\Microsoft\WiX\v3.5\wix2010.targets) > > > > In that file I found the following property group > > > > <PropertyGroup> > > <!-- Example, c:\MyProjects\MySetup\bin\debug\ --> > > <!-- > > Condition intentionally omitted on this one, because it causes > > problems > > when we pick up the value of an environment variable named > > TargetDir > > --> > > * <TargetDir Condition="'$(OutDir)' != > > ''">$([System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath(`$([System.IO.Path]::Combine(`$ > > (MSBuildProjectDirectory)`, > > `$(OutDir)`))`))</TargetDir> > > * > > <!-- Example, C:\MyProjects\MySetup\bin\debug\MySetup.msi --> > > <TargetPath Condition=" '$(TargetPath)' == '' > > ">$(TargetDir)$(TargetFileName)</TargetPath> > > > > <TargetPdbPath Condition=" '$(TargetPdbPath)' == '' > > ">$(TargetDir)$(TargetPdbName)</TargetPdbPath> > > </PropertyGroup> > > > > > > *NOTE:* the escape sequence in the $(OutDir) condition. Also note the > > comment above stating the condition is intentionally omitted, > > However it > > isn't actually commented out. Either the comment is out of date or > > this > > condition should actually be commented out? > > > > The code snippet in the condition looks like powershell to me so I > > thought > > maybe it was a version issue with powershell on my build server > > causing the > > problem? I upgraded to powershell 2.0 on the server and it didn't > > fix the > > problem. > > > > > > Builds work correctly on my dev box (Win 7 x86 Enterprise). I am > > stumped at > > this point what is causing the issue? > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > Brad Cunningham > > Microsoft MVP: C# > > > > http://blog.bradcunningham.net > > --- > > --- > > --- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > > Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs > > proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. > > See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs > proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. > See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- Brad Cunningham Microsoft MVP: C# http://blog.bradcunningham.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
