I have used HeatDirectory Tasks in several projects by creating a custom
Target and adding it to the BeforeBuild DependsOnTargets list. But now I am
trying to understand how to user the HarvestDirectory target. I added code
like this to a wixproj file.
<ItemGroup>
<HarvestDirectory Include="..\EDSsetup\EDSsetup\bin\$(Configuration)\">
<DirectoryRefId>INSTALLFOLDER</DirectoryRefId>
<ComponentGroupName>EDSsetupGroup</ComponentGroupName>
<PreprocessorVariable>EDSsetupOutputPath</PreprocessorVariable>
<KeepEmptyDirectories>false</KeepEmptyDirectories>
<SuppressCom>true</SuppressCom>
<SuppressRootDirectory>true</SuppressRootDirectory>
<SuppressRegistry>true</SuppressRegistry>
<SuppressUniqueIds>true</SuppressUniqueIds>
<VerboseOutput>true</VerboseOutput>
<Visible>false</Visible>
</HarvestDirectory>
</ItemGroup>
I actually tried many variations of the above starting with the sniped from
the wix docs"
http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/msbuild/target_reference/harvestdirectory.html
Ironically a couple of days ago I had one variation of this "working" and a
_Named.wxs file was created in the ..\obj\Release folder and automatically
compiled into the setup. But I had not used the <Visible>false</Visible>
and did not realize that hitting 'Remove' on the 'Debug' icon in my VS
solution list deleted the ItemGroup I had authored. I should have been
happy with what I trying to make additional changes. Now I cannot get back
to a functioning setup. The log shows that the above code is imported, but
it says that it is skipping the HarvestDirectory because the list is empty.
Yet the path points at the output of a setup project which includes a
bundle, msi packages, and external cabs. (At a macro level I an trying to
create a build mechanism for collecting the wixpdbs related to the msi
packages which are imported into a bundle.)
Target "HarvestProjects" skipped, due to false condition; (
$(EnableProjectHarvesting) and ('@(HeatProject)' != '' or
'@(HarvestProject)' != '') ) was evaluated as ( false and ('' != '' or '' !=
'') ).
Target "GetHarvestDirectoryContent" in file "C:\Program Files
(x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\wix2010.targets" from project
"C:\Development\Installs\9.0_Installs\EDSsetup\EDSsetupFilesPkg\EDSsetupFilesPkg.wixproj"
(target "HarvestDirectory" depends on it):
Task "CreateItem"
Task Parameter:
Include=
C:\Development\Installs\9.0_Installs\EDSsetup\EDSsetup\EDSsetup\bin\Release\\**\*
ComponentGroupName=EDSsetupGroup
DirectoryRefId=INSTALLFOLDER
KeepEmptyDirectories=false
PreprocessorVariable=EDSsetupOutputPath
SuppressCom=true
SuppressRegistry=true
SuppressRootDirectory=true
SuppressUniqueIds=true
Transforms=
VerboseOutput=true
Visible=false
Done executing task "CreateItem".
Done building target "GetHarvestDirectoryContent" in project
"EDSsetupFilesPkg.wixproj".
Target "HarvestDirectory" in file "C:\Program Files
(x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\wix2010.targets" from project
"C:\Development\Installs\9.0_Installs\EDSsetup\EDSsetupFilesPkg\EDSsetupFilesPkg.wixproj"
(target "Harvest" depends on it):
Skipping target "HarvestDirectory" because it has no inputs.
Though the target has declared its inputs, the input specification only
references empty properties and/or empty item lists.
Done building target "HarvestDirectory" in project
"EDSsetupFilesPkg.wixproj".
Target "HarvestFile" skipped, due to false condition; ( '@(HarvestFile)' !=
'' ) was evaluated as ( '' != '' ).
Target "Harvest" in file "C:\Program Files
(x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\wix2010.targets" from project
"C:\Development\Installs\9.0_Installs\EDSsetup\EDSsetupFilesPkg\EDSsetupFilesPkg.wixproj"
(target "CompileAndLink" depends on it):
Done building target "Harvest" in project "EDSsetupFilesPkg.wixproj".
I had also tried variations where I create an earlier ItemGroup and set
FoldersToHarvest with multiple Include paths, and then used HarvestDirectory
Include="@(FoldersToHarvest)" but that also resulted in skipping the actual
harvest.
Thanks for any assistance!
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