> 1) Add (for example) "-dr foo" to your heat commandline to generate them
> under a directory of ID "foo"
Done:
"C:\Program Files\WiX Toolset v3.7\bin\heat" dir "BGINFO4XW" -cg
SampleGroup -out SampleGroup.wxs -gg -dr basedir
> 2) In your main authoring file, you then need to define a directory of ID
> "foo" under "INSTALLDIR" (or wherever you want the files to show up).
Done:
<Directory Id='ProgramFilesFolder' Name='PFiles'>
<Directory Id='INSTALLDIR' Name='BGInfo4X for Windows
$(var.ProductVersion)'></Directory>
<Directory Id='basedir'></Directory>
</Directory>
Well, ... the resulting .msi is now installed inside %Program Files%,
as C:\Program files\BGINFO4XW
Why INSTALLDIR is not used, so the resulting installation is located
in "%Program Files%\BGInfo4X for Windows $(var.ProductVersion)"?
What I'm doing wrong?
> 4) If you're going to re-harvest your output with every build or release,
> DON'T use "-gg" switch! Doing so will result in different component GUIDs
> for the same files, and leave you in a world of hurt if you ever want to
> support upgrades or patches. "-ag" switch is probably what you want, as the
> guids will be generated at compile time, in a way that they should stay
> consistent across different builds. "-gg" is generally for people who
> intend to only harvest once, after which they will maintain the generated
> .wxs file manually.
Ok, I will try -ag , but I'm not sure if I will create updates or
patches or I will differentiate the product line always as a whole (as
Libreoffice.org does in their releases).
I'm very new with this technology, it is a little difficult to understand. :)
Thanks a lot for your time.
>
>
> On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 10:48 AM, BGINFO4X <bginf...@kztsoftware.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I see the problems:
>>
>> The First one was that light needs all the *.wixobj
>> The Second one was that light needs the -b parameter.
>>
>> Now, I do the following:
>>
>> "C:\Program Files\WiX Toolset v3.7\bin\heat" dir "BGINFO4XW" -cg
>> SampleGroup -out SampleGroup.wxs -gg
>> "C:\Program Files\WiX Toolset v3.7\bin\candle" SampleFirst.wxs
>> SampleGroup.wxs
>> "C:\Program Files\WiX Toolset v3.7\bin\light" -ext "C:\Program
>> Files\WiX Toolset v3.7\bin\WixUIExtension.dll" SampleFirst.wixobj
>> SampleGroup.wixobj -cultures:en-us -out SampleFirst.msi -b "BGINFO4XW"
>>
>> The MSI is generated correctly, with all files included.
>> The problem is that, the installations doesn't use INSTALLDIR, so the
>> program is installed in C:\ even I select a different INSTALLDIR
>> directory.
>>
>> What I'm doing wrong? Why the program is not installed in INSTALLDIR?
>>
>> Thanks a lot.
>>
>> My SampleFirst.wxs is:
>>
>> <?xml version='1.0' encoding='windows-1252'?>
>> <?define ProductVersion = "2.8.4"?>
>> <?define ProductUpgradeCode = "9640CA85-6906-48E8-9ABB-801DBF37DEDB"?>
>> <Wix xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi'>
>>
>> <Product Name='BGInfo4X Example $(var.ProductVersion)' Id='*'
>> UpgradeCode="$(var.ProductUpgradeCode)" Language='1033'
>> Codepage='1252' Version="$(var.ProductVersion)"
>> Manufacturer='KZTSoftware'>
>>
>> <!-- Main packed declaration -->
>> <Package Id='*' Keywords='Installer' Description="BGInfo4X
>> Installer
>> for Windows" Comments='BGInfo4X is copyrighted at KZTSoftware.'
>> Manufacturer='KZTSoftware'
>> InstallerVersion='100' Languages='1033' Compressed='yes'
>> SummaryCodepage='1252' />
>>
>> <Upgrade Id='61997F4A-5C91-48AA-B039-61D1EAAF2B3F'>
>> <UpgradeVersion OnlyDetect='yes' Property='SELFFOUND'
>> Minimum='1.0.0' IncludeMinimum='yes' Maximum='1.0.0'
>> IncludeMaximum='yes' />
>> <UpgradeVersion OnlyDetect='yes' Property='NEWERFOUND'
>> Minimum='1.0.0' IncludeMinimum='no' />
>> </Upgrade>
>> <CustomAction Id='AlreadyUpdated' Error='Foobar 1.0 has already
>> been
>> updated to 1.0.1 or newer.' />
>> <CustomAction Id='NoDowngrade' Error='A later version of
>> [ProductName] is already installed.' />
>> <InstallExecuteSequence>
>> <Custom Action='AlreadyUpdated'
>> After='FindRelatedProducts'>SELFFOUND</Custom>
>> <Custom Action='NoDowngrade'
>> After='FindRelatedProducts'>NEWERFOUND</Custom>
>> </InstallExecuteSequence>
>>
>> <!-- How data is packed inside the msi -->
>> <Media Id='1' Cabinet='Sample.cab' EmbedCab='yes' DiskPrompt="CD-ROM
>> #1" />
>> <Property Id='DiskPrompt' Value="BGInfo4X Installation [1]" />
>>
>> <Icon Id="WIX_32x32.ico" SourceFile="WIX_32x32.ico" />
>> <Property Id="ARPPRODUCTICON" Value="WIX_32x32.ico"/>
>> <Property Id="ARPHELPLINK"
>> Value="http://sourceforge.net/p/bginfo4x/wiki/Documentation/"/>
>> <Property Id="ARPURLINFOABOUT" Value="
>> http://bginfo4x.sourceforge.net"/>
>>
>> <UIRef Id="WixUI_InstallDir"/>
>> <UIRef Id="WixUI_ErrorProgressText"/>
>> <WixVariable Id="WixUILicenseRtf" Value="gpl3.rtf" />
>> <WixVariable Id="WixUIDialogBmp" Value="WIX_493x312.bmp" />
>> <WixVariable Id="WixUIBannerBmp" Value="WIX_493x58.bmp" />
>> <WixVariable Id="WixUIExclamationIco" Value="WIX_32x32.ico" />
>> <WixVariable Id="WixUIInfoIco" Value="WIX_32x32.ico" />
>> <Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="INSTALLDIR"/>
>>
>> <!-- Directory Structure -->
>> <Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir'>
>>
>> <Directory Id='ProgramFilesFolder' Name='PFiles'>
>> <Directory Id='INSTALLDIR' Name='BGInfo4X for
>> Windows
>> $(var.ProductVersion)'></Directory>
>> </Directory>
>>
>> <Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder" Name="Programs">
>> <Directory Id="ProgramMenuDir" Name="BGInfo4X for
>> Windows">
>> <Component Id="ProgramMenuDir"
>> Guid="240BFA0F-8BF2-45AB-A1CB-D605D2D99628">
>> <RemoveFolder Id='ProgramMenuDir'
>> On='uninstall' />
>> <RegistryValue Root='HKCU'
>> Key='Software\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]' Type='string' Value=''
>> KeyPath='yes' />
>> </Component>
>> </Directory>
>> </Directory>
>>
>> <Directory Id="DesktopFolder" Name="Desktop"></Directory>
>>
>> </Directory>
>>
>> <!-- Add Components to feactures (selectable groups of files) -->
>> <Feature Id="MainApplication" Title="Main Application" Level="1">
>> <ComponentGroupRef Id='SampleGroup' />
>> <ComponentRef Id='ProgramMenuDir' />
>> </Feature>
>>
>> </Product>
>> </Wix>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 2013/5/17 Jeremiahf <jeremi...@gmail.com>:
>> > Are you not referencing SampleGroup.wxs?
>> >
>> > <Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="yourtitle" Level="1">
>> > <ComponentGroupRef Id="SampleGroup.wxs" />
>> >
>> > J
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 8:55 AM, BGINFO4X <bginf...@kztsoftware.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hello everyone,
>> >>
>> >> I'm a new to WIX and I'm a little lost.
>> >>
>> >> I want to create a .msi file from my project (with lots of files and
>> >> folders), so I use HEAT.
>> >> Heat works as exepcted and a new file is created (SampleGroup.wxs).
>> >>
>> >> Then I try to "compile all" : "C:\Program Files\WiX Toolset
>> >> v3.7\bin\candle" SampleFirst.wxs SampleGroup.wxs
>> >>
>> >> Until here all is ok, but the installed folder is EMPTY.
>> >>
>> >> Why WIX doesn't include my source files from SampleGroup.wxs?
>> >>
>> >> What I'm doing wrong? I need to add something in the main file
>> >> SampleFirst.wxs? Where and what?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks a lot.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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