Update: I discovered that I had a wrong PatchBaseline Id, I fixed this so it is equal to the installer, and got this error instead:
pyro.exe : error PYRO0252 : No valid transforms were provided to attach to the patch. Check to make sure the transforms you passed on the command line have a matching baseline authored in the patch. Also, make sure there are differences between your target and upgrade. /Thomas Due > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Due > Sent: 2. maj 2013 11:31 > To: 'wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net' > Subject: Creating patches > > Hello, > > I am trying to grasp the concept of minor and small upgrades, but I am having > some trouble with getting it to work. > > First of all, it doesn't seem to work at all with 3.7. > I have downgraded my WiX to 3.5, and there something happens at least, but > my msp seems to be empty when I examine it with instead > (http://www.instedit.com/). > > A bit about what I do: > I have a fairly complex installer with a couple of hundred files total, > divided > among 4 features. I build this with TeamCity, and I have two separate > installers (no real changes, except for the version nummer - 1.2.0.22679 and > 1.2.5.22754). I imagine that this should be enough to generate something. > > I have a build script, a simple batch file, which executes the four steps > described in both the WiX doc and Nick Ramirez' book. > > My patch.wxs then includes a couple of file components, as I want these > replaces (mind you, I am still in the testing phase, trying to understand the > concept). > > First my "build script": > ======================================= > "%wixdir%bin\torch.exe" -p -xi %oldmsi% %newmsi% -v -out diff.wixmst > "%wixdir%bin\candle.exe" -v Patch.wxs "%wixdir%bin\Light.exe" -v > Patch.wixobj -out patch.wixmsp "%wixdir%bin\pyro.exe" -v "patch.wixmsp - > out patch.msp -t Patch diff.wixmst > > %oldmsi% and %newmsi" are complete paths to the wixpdb files for > respectively old and new installer. > Then my Patch.wsx: > ======================================= > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi" > > <?include BuildVariables.wxi ?> > <Patch AllowRemoval="yes" > Classification="Update" > Manufacturer="$(var.Manufacturer)" > Description="Patch" > DisplayName="Patch $(var.CurVersion)"> > <Media Id="1000" Cabinet="´Patch.cab" EmbedCab="yes"> > <PatchBaseline Id="Patch" /> > </Media> > <PatchFamily Id="ScanXNETPatchFamily" > Version="$(var.CurVersion)" > Supersede="yes"> > <ComponentRef Id="ComponentCommonExtensions" /> > <ComponentRef Id="ComponentMainClient"/> > </PatchFamily> > </Patch> > </Wix> > > BuildVariables.wxi is simply a number of preprocessor variables, which is > shared with the installer project. > > Now, as I said, with 3.7 I get this result: > Updating file information. > Creating cabinet files. > There will be '8' threads used to produce CAB files. > Patch.wxs(20) : warning PYRO1079 : The cabinet 'ïPatch.cab' does not contain > any files. If this patch contains no files, this warning can likely be safely > ignored. Otherwise, try passing -p to torch.exe when first building the > transforms, or add a ComponentRef to your PatchFamily authoring to pull > changed files into the cabinet. > Creating cabinet '\Local\Temp\kvov1bbk\#ïPatch.cab'. > Generating database. > diff.wixmst : error PYRO0227 : The transform being built did not contain any > differences so it could not be created. > > Which is probably an indication of what is actually wrong. With 3.5 I get an > empty msp. > > What am I doing wrong? > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for Java/.NET Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with <2% overhead Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
