Hi Chris, You could use Linker Variables in your source paths ( !(wix.Var) Variables ) I've used them this way in the past without problems. The linker still tells you if it can't find a file, etc. The Compiler (Candle.exe) won't allow linker variables everywhere, but they did/do work ok in Source Paths. You'll see examples of Linker Varaibles in the WiX UI source code if you need them (e.g. src\ext\UIExtension\wixlib\) or maybe the WiX help will suffice?
At one point I had several libraries working like this, but I worried that the WiX team would make the Compiler disallow this, since they don't/didn't advertise that you can use linker variables like this. So I weaned my builds away from it. Also I didn't want to maintain yet another WiX source code variant, or get stuck again on an old version of WiX. I can't think why they would object to using Linker variables this way? Hope this helps. Regards Martin Lavelle ------------ I've noticed a couple things I wonder about: Let say I use: Source="$(env.WINDIR)\notepad.exe The wixlib gets formatted as C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE. If I type the file name wrong, it still compiles with no errors. It's not until I consume the library in a merge module that it reports a failure. Our current build process has dozens of service family builds. I plan on implemnting fragments and libraries in these builds and then consuming the libraries in downstream builds. I'm concerned that: 1) Incorrect file paths will manifest themselves too late in the process. 2) When using a different variable like $(env.INSTALLFILES) if the directory path is different for different builds the wixlib is already formatted and the files won't line up. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_BR_life_in_synch_062009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OpenSolaris 2009.06 is a cutting edge operating system for enterprises looking to deploy the next generation of Solaris that includes the latest innovations from Sun and the OpenSource community. Download a copy and enjoy capabilities such as Networking, Storage and Virtualization. Go to: http://p.sf.net/sfu/opensolaris-get _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
