Rob I am finally working on this and I am ready to move our candle based preprocessor extension into the Binder File Manager you spoke of but I can't seem to find any documentation outside of Binder Extensions referenced within wix.chm in Extension Types.
I read up on these and I don't believe they match what I need but if you could point me to where the documentation exists for Binder File Manager I can check there before asking further questions. Thanks, Jon W. McCain | Software Engineer - Install -----Original Message----- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 11:47 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Are compiler extensions available for Light as they are for candle? I'm still a little fuzzy on the requirement but based on my interpretation of your text, that sounds exactly like problem a BinderFileManager would solve. On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 5:46 AM, McCain, Jon <jon.mcc...@inin.com> wrote: > Rob, > > Are build architecture provides the ability to have multiple paths > defined at build time which normally only occur when a team branch is > used off of a product line. Those paths are set within an Environment > Variable where the team branch path is first and then a Systest / Parent > build path is next. > Because of that a compiler extension was created to handle multiple > paths so when a wxs file is processed via Candle the path to the file > is set to the correct absolute path. This currently requires that > whatever files use this extension be rebuilt whenever a developer > wishes to build installs locally. > > The reason for the question is our build architecture is about to > greatly change where all the wxs files will need to use this method > compared to just one right now. We are looking to modify 10's of > thousands of files and are trying to deduce a method where all the wxs > files do not need to be rebuilt EVERY time on a local machine but > rather have the paths set during light since that is truly the only point in > which the specific paths matter. > > Does it sound like the BinderFileManager could take over what our > Compiler Extension is currently doing? > > Thanks, > > Jon W. McCain | Software Engineer - Install > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 12:39 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Are compiler extensions available for Light > as they are for candle? > > What exactly are you doing? This sounds a lot like you want a > BinderFileManager (which is an extension point provided in Light). > > On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 8:39 AM, McCain, Jon <jon.mcc...@inin.com> wrote: > > > We currently have an extension in place to handle relative path > > conversion to absolute paths for Source File Paths in a candle > > compiler > extension. > > > > >From a cursory look over the Googles... and other sites I don't see > > >that > > as an option for light but I did notice that an -ext flag is > > available for light. > > > > Has anyone done this with success and could they comment on a > > pattern to follow or specification to use? > > > > Thanks, > > Jon W. McCain | Software Engineer - Install > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > -------- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! > > The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft > > developers is just $99.99! 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