I can't imagine why not. In their website the write:
Take winsw.exe from the distribution, and rename it to your taste (such
as myapp.exe) Write myapp.xml (see Configuration Syntax for more
details) Place those two files side by side when you deploy your
application, because that's how winsw.exe discovers its configuration.
So you'd create a WiX components for those two files and your JAR file to all
go in the same directory. Then you'd add the ServiceInstall / ServiceControl
elements to the component from step 1.
If you do it correctly, it should work just fine. A service is a service to
Windows Installer.
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From: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 5:43 AM
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall fragment for Java applications
Is it possible to use the ServiceInstall fragment for Java applications
packaged with WiX?
Currently, I have created an MSI installer for a Java application with WiX. I'm
using a java service wrapper (http://kenai.com/projects/winsw/pages/Home) and
Custom Actions in WiX to install/uninstall the application as a service.
However, based on discussions elsewhere, there appear to be drawbacks to using
Custom Actions while the ServiceInstall fragment seems more appropriate for
installing applications as a service. I'm researching the possibility of
creating a valid service executable in C# that I can use in a ServiceInstall
fragment that would in turn start/stop my java app, if that helps.
Any feedback on the recommended way forward is appreciated. Any solutions which
involve restrictive software licenses are not acceptable.
Thanks
Michael
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