Edwin, thank you very much. (And thank you to Travis Illig for the blog article.)
For me at least, the provided work-around didn't quite work - I needed to add a backslash to the path. I've updated my query at Stack Overflow, so hopefully others can get the benefit of that blog article. -----Original Message----- From: Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro) [mailto:edwin.cas...@fiserv.com] Sent: 18. marts 2011 17:41 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX creating obj file in strange place This post describes the issue and provides a workaround: http://www.paraesthesia.com/archive/2011/02/07/wix-3-5-2519-0-incorrect-intermediate-object-path-for.aspx Edwin G. Castro Software Developer - Staff Digital Channels Fiserv Office: 503-746-0643 Fax: 503-617-0291 www.fiserv.com Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > -----Original Message----- > From: Rennie Petersen [mailto:r...@merlinia.com] > Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 7:21 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX creating obj file in strange place > > Hmmm, no answers ... > > I'm wondering if someone could at least point me in the right direction if I > decide to take a look at the source code and see if I can fix this myself. > > Thanks. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rennie Petersen [mailto:r...@merlinia.com] > Sent: 16. marts 2011 15:35 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] WiX creating obj file in strange place > > In my WiX 3.5 project I'm including a wxs file via a link. I.e., the wxs file > is not > in the project folder, it is fairly far away in the folder structure, and is > included using Visual Studio's "Add as a link" > facility. > > > > A specific example: > > > > My project is here: > > D:\Merlinia\Trunk\OutBack5x\OutBack Server\WiX 3.5 Install\OutBack > Server - WiX.wixproj > > > > I include the following file using "Add as a link": > > D:\Merlinia\Trunk\Common5x\WiX Include > files\LicenseAgreementKludge.wxs > > > > This works fine, except for one strange side-effect. WiX creates two new > folders in which to place the obj file for the included file! Here is where > the > obj file is placed: > > D:\Merlinia\Trunk\OutBack5x\OutBack Server\Common5x\WiX Include > files\LicenseAgreementKludge.wixobj > > > > In doing this it has created the two folders "Common5x\WiX Include files". > Which I would prefer that it didn't do - I would prefer that it placed the obj > file for the included file the same place as all of the other obj files. > > > > Is this a bug or a feature? Is it possible to avoid this? > > > > I've tried asking about this at StackOverflow, and got some suggestions, but > while they fixed the original problem they had side-effects of their own that > were even worse. > > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5235560/wix-creating-obj-file-in-stra > nge-place > > > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > Colocation vs. Managed Hosting > A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for your > organization - today and in the future. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Colocation vs. Managed Hosting > A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for your > organization - today and in the future. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for your organization - today and in the future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for your organization - today and in the future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
