I'm not suggesting that the compiler or linker handle this at all. Just
interested in it being baked into the targets so if a key file is specified
that the output MSI is signed at the end of the build process. I agree that WiX
should not be in the business of signing each of the individual items that goes
into the installer.
Yes, it sucks there is no signtool task. Pretty much all the rest can be done
using built-in tasks. I found a useful blog
entry<http://blogs.msdn.com/mwade/archive/2006/10/03/A-PostBuild-Step-that-Does-Something.aspx>
that I'll use to get this done, although again, it'd be nice if this were
standard in the wix.targets file :)
Neil
From: Rob Mensching
Sent: May-07-08 2:33 PM
To: Neil Enns; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: Signing built MSIs?
Write a task that signs files? <smile/>
Seriously, some people have suggested that WiX should sign files. I'm a little
skeptical because it doesn't seem like something the compiler/linker should be
doing. Others have noted that signing is done by csc.exe to create strong
named assemblies. I've argued that is a little different because the
signatures are for different reasons... but it isn't a good argument. <grin/>
So, we've waffled on this a little bit. One thing I *do not* think WiX should
be doing is signing all the installed files. That should be handled before you
get to the binding process.
However, I'm open to discussion...
PS: Why doesn't MSBuild come with a signing task? <shrug/> I want C++ tasks
first in any case.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Neil Enns
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 13:36
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Signing built MSIs?
Does WiX 3.0 currently have any support for signing the generated MSI at the
end of the build process? I took a quick peek at the wix.targets file and
didn't see anything obvious. Is there a recommended way of doing this?
Thanks,
Neil
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