> I have a VS 2008 solution with a DTF project and a WiX
> project which uses my DTF custom action DLL. I have manually
> set the project dependencies such that the DTF project builds
> before the WiX project.
>
> Theoretically, a change in the custom action code in the DTF
> project should trigger a rebuild of the MSI. However, I'm
> observing that this does not happen. I find I have to clean
> the solution and do a full rebuild anytime I change my DTF
> custom action.
>
> Perhaps this is "by design" but it does not seem like the way
> it should work. Can anyone comment?
Brian,
I've had this with my C++ CA DLL - I ended up modifying wix.targets in
C:\Program Files\MSBuild\Microsoft\WiX\v3.0 and adding my own variable
$(MyExtraLinkBinaries) to the Inputs list of the Link target:
<Target
Name="Link"
Inputs="@(CompileObjOutput);
@(EmbeddedResource);
@(WixObject);
@(WixLibrary);
@(WixExtension);
$(MSBuildAllProjects);
$(MyExtraLinkBinaries)" <!-- ---- this is extra ---- -->
... />
I then added the output of my CA DLL to that variable in my .wixproj file:
<PropertyGroup>
<MyExtraLinkBinaries>$(MyExtraLinkBinaries);..\CustomActions\$(Configuration)\CustomActions.dll</MyExtraLinkBinaries>
</PropertyGroup>
Regards,
John
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