It's possible we broke backwards compatibility for extensions somewhere during WiX v3.5. Is there an easy way for me to get the OSSBuildExtensions.dll?
On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 5:58 AM, Wesley J. Miller <wmil...@sdr.com> wrote: > I have been made aware of WIX by virtue of trying to use OSSBUILDS to build > gstreamer for Windows. I followed the instructions at > http://code.google.com/p/ossbuild/source/browse/trunk/ReadMe.txt#, which > apparently worded for the gstreamer build team and for others who have > followed them. > > The ultimate question, of course, is how do I fix this? > > Now for the details :) > > My environment: > Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 > Version 9.0.21022.8 RTM > Installed Edition: Professional > Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 91605-270-9322831-60449 > Windows Installer XML Toolset 3.5 > Windows Installer XML Toolset 3.5.2430.0 > VMDebugger > > In particular, the readme gave this instruction: > > (Download and install) Windows Installer XML (WiX) 3.5 or later (e.g. > http://wix.sourceforge.net/releases/3.5.2222.0/Wix35.msi) > > Apparently version 3.5.2222 no longer (never?) exists, so I downloaded > 3.5.2430 and got the owner of the readme.txt to update it. > > Now, after completing all the other build prep and actual build steps, I > still have 30 remaining errors all of which are CNDL0307 errors and look > similar to this: > > 10>------ Build started: Project: Plugins-Farsight2, Configuration: Release > x86 ------ > > 10> C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3.5\bin\candle.exe > -sw1101 -sw1102 -dTOP=..\..\..\..\..\..\..\ -dAppRoot=..\..\..\..\ > -dInstallRoot=..\..\..\ -d"DevEnvDir=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual > Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\\" > -dSolutionDir=S:\Software\gstreamer\ossbuild-read-only\ -dSolutionExt=.sln > -dSolutionFileName=GStreamer.sln -dSolutionName=GStreamer > -dSolutionPath=S:\Software\gstreamer\ossbuild-read-only\GStreamer.sln > -dConfiguration=Release > -d"OutDir=..\..\..\..\..\..\..\Deployment\GStreamer\Windows\x86\Merge > Modules\\" -dPlatform=x86 > -d"ProjectDir=S:\Software\gstreamer\ossbuild-read-only\Main\GStreamer\Windows\Install\Merge > Modules\Plugins\Farsight2\\" -dProjectExt=.wixproj > -dProjectFileName=Plugins-Farsight2.wixproj -dProjectName=Plugins-Farsight2 > -d"ProjectPath=S:\Software\gstreamer\ossbuild-read-only\Main\GStreamer\Windows\Install\Merge > Modules\Plugins\Farsight2\Plugins-Farsight2.wixproj" > -d"TargetDir=S:\Software\gstreamer\ossbuild-read-only\Deployment\GStreamer\Windows\x86\Merge > Modules\\" -dTargetExt=.msm > -dTargetFileName=x86-OSSBuild-GStreamer-Plugins-Farsight2.msm > -dTargetName=x86-OSSBuild-GStreamer-Plugins-Farsight2 > -d"TargetPath=S:\Software\gstreamer\ossbuild-read-only\Deployment\GStreamer\Windows\x86\Merge > Modules\x86-OSSBuild-GStreamer-Plugins-Farsight2.msm" > -dPlugins-Farsight.Configuration=Release > -d"Plugins-Farsight.FullConfiguration=Release|x86" > -dPlugins-Farsight.Platform=x86 > -d"Plugins-Farsight.ProjectDir=S:\Software\gstreamer\ossbuild-read-only\Main\GStreamer\Windows\Install\Merge > Modules\Plugins\Farsight\\" -dPlugins-Farsight.ProjectExt=.wixproj > -dPlugins-Farsight.ProjectFileName=Plugins-Farsight.wixproj > -dPlugins-Farsight.ProjectName=Plugins-Farsight > -d"Plugins-Farsight.ProjectPath=S:\Software\gstreamer\ossbuild-read-only\Main\GStreamer\Windows\Install\Merge > Modules\Plugins\Farsight\Plugins-Farsight.wixproj" > -d"Plugins-Farsight.TargetDir=S:\Software\gstreamer\ossbuild-read-only\Deployment\GStreamer\Windows\x86\Merge > Modules\\" -dPlugins-Farsight.TargetExt=.msm > -dPlugins-Farsight.TargetFileName=x86-OSSBuild-GStreamer-Plugins-Farsight.msm > -dPlugins-Farsight.TargetName=x86-OSSBuild-GStreamer-Plugins-Farsight > -d"Plugins-Farsight.TargetPath=S:\Software\gstreamer\ossbuild-read-only\Deployment\GStreamer\Windows\x86\Merge > Modules\x86-OSSBuild-GStreamer-Plugins-Farsight.msm" -out obj\Release\ -arch > x86 -ext ..\..\..\..\..\..\..\Shared\WiX\OSSBuildExtensions.dll > Plugins-Farsight2.wxs obj\Release\Product.Generated.wxs > obj\Release\_Plugins-Farsight.wxs > > 10>candle.exe(0,0): error CNDL0307: Either > 'Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.AssemblyDefaultWixExtensionAttribute' > was not defined in the assembly or the type defined in extension > '..\..\..\..\..\..\..\Shared\WiX\OSSBuildExtensions.dll' could not be > loaded. > > 10>Done building project "Plugins-Farsight2.wixproj" -- FAILED. > > > Obviously, I want this fixed. 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