Invoking msbuild against the project file works but so does running candle and light e.g.: candle -out obj\ *.wxs light obj\*.wixobj -o Setup.exe
Neil -----Original Message----- From: Steve Hole [mailto:rsteveh...@gmail.com] Sent: 28 September 2012 21:06 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Building a bootstrapper from the command line I haven't actually. I can certainly do that, but it seems a bit weighty. Cheers. On 12-09-28 01:06 PM, Hoover, Jacob wrote: > I haven't tried it, but have you tried just invoking the Project or Solution > via MSBuild? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Hole [mailto:rsteveh...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 1:59 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Building a bootstrapper from the command line > > I have looked around at some length for a command line interface definition > building a bootstrapper from the command line. > > I need to integrate the WiX build process into a larger multi-platform build > management system and need access to the underlying command line facilities > of WiX to do that properly. I have successfully build .msi files for > individual bundle components and I have successfully built a Bundle > definition that works inside of Visual Studio. I have also integrated the > WiX command set for building non-Burn .msi files into the system with Candle > and Light. > > While the XML configuration for Bundles is pretty well documented, any hint > of command line interface doesn't appear to be described at all. > Can anybody point me to an example or doc that describes a manual build > sequence? > > Cheers. > > -- > Steve Hole > > (780)438-1981 (hm) > (780)905-9116 (mb) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Got visibility? > Most devs has no idea what their production app looks like. > Find out how fast your code is with AppDynamics Lite. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219671;13503038;y? > http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Got visibility? > Most devs has no idea what their production app looks like. > Find out how fast your code is with AppDynamics Lite. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219671;13503038;y? > http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Steve Hole (780)438-1981 (hm) (780)905-9116 (mb) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Got visibility? Most devs has no idea what their production app looks like. Find out how fast your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219671;13503038;y? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Got visibility? Most devs has no idea what their production app looks like. Find out how fast your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219671;13503038;y? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users