Interesting read... http://www.testearly.com/2006/07/25/the-magic-machine-antipattern/
Personally I build the build box. There are some really cool things you can do with virtualization and TFS to break the magic machine antipattern. Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves attention? E-Mail Me Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves attention? E-Mail Me --- On Mon, 7/7/08, Christopher Karper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Christopher Karper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Integration of WiX v3 on team build server > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Monday, July 7, 2008, 3:25 PM > How would you expect the build server to be able to use the > WiX tools > without them being installed? > > I mean, strictly speaking you don't need to install > them, just make them > available. But what would be the benefit? > > Chris > > On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 4:01 PM, Dmitry Berkovich > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > I want compile WiX projects on team build server, but > I don't want > > install WiX on build server, so I am planning add all > needed files to > > source control. > > I have some problem when I am compile wixproj file. > wixproj file > > contains those 2 lines: > > <WixTargetsPath Condition=" > '$(WixTargetsPath)' == '' > > > ">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\WiX\v3.0\Wix.targets</WixTargetsPath> > > <Import Project="$(WixTargetsPath)" > /> > > > > Since WiX not installed on build machine I override > CoreCompile target > > of Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.targets in my > TFSBuild.proj file, so > > I can transfer WixTargetsPath to MSBuild task. The > problems that build > > failed since I have error: > > Solution file warning MSB4122: Scanning project > dependencies for > > project "MyProj.wixProj" failed. Blablabla > since "WixTargetsPath" not > > exist. > > > > What I need to do to resolve this problem? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Dima > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: > VOTE NOW! > > Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open > source project, > > along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for > chronic lameness > > and boredom. Vote Now at > http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE > NOW! > Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open > source project, > along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for > chronic lameness > and boredom. Vote Now at > http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
