Jonh, This is a reason that I am trying to inegrate WiX on build server in this way, Thanks that you wrote those reason.
Did anybody have any idea how to do it? I have found some ugly way to pass parameters: I just write some task that add all my required properties to task.BuildEngine.GlobalProperties collection, but I am doing it by reflection, since task.BuildEngine implement IBuildEngine inerface, where class that implement this interface is : Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine.EngineProxy. So I am looking for more nice way to integrate WiX to team build. Dima On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 11:33 PM, John Nannenga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2 big benefits I can think of: > > 1) Machine maintenance > If you have 5 build machines, you don't have to update WiX on all 5 of > the build machines. The synch process pulls down the appropriate WiX version > during the build process. > > > 2) Large projects that share Build machines don't need to all share the same > version of WiX. > Individual projects within a greater product build process could use > different /specific versions of WiX. If 1 of your 50 projects needs to move > to a later version of WiX (bug fixes, feature enhancements, etc...) it can do > so without wondering what side effects might be introduced to the other > projects should they all have moved to the later version of WiX. > > Etc... > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher > Karper > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:25 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Integration of WiX v3 on team build server > > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
