WIX was installed through the released installed and the installation path is "C:\Program Files (x86)\WiX Toolset v3.7".
Here is an example of the build errors: CustomAction.cs(4,17): error CS0234: The type or namespace name 'Deployment' does not exist in the namespace 'Microsoft' (are you missing an assembly refere nce?) CustomAction.cs(12,58): error CS0246: The type or namespace name 'Session' co uld not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?) CustomAction.cs(12,23): error CS0246: The type or namespace name 'ActionResul t' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly referen ce?) Mat Skildum -----Original Message----- From: John Cooper [mailto:jocoo...@jackhenry.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 11:55 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] 64 bit version of MS build cannot find the WIX toolset Ok. So the proj files are modern. What is the path of WiX on the build server and how was it installed there? What is the specific message from the build logs? -- John Merryweather Cooper Build & Install Engineer -- ESA Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.(r) Shawnee Mission, KS 66227 Office: 913-341-3434 x791011 jocoo...@jackhenry.com www.jackhenry.com -----Original Message----- From: Skildum, Mathew [mailto:mathew.skil...@aspect.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 11:38 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] 64 bit version of MS build cannot find the WIX toolset All of the WIX projects in question have those lines in place: <WixTargetsPath Condition=" '$(WixTargetsPath)' == '' AND '$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)' != '' ">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\Wix.targets</WixTargetsPath> <WixTargetsPath Condition=" '$(WixTargetsPath)' == '' ">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\Wix.targets</WixTargetsPath> I just realized that forgot to mention I was using the .Net 4.0 version of MS Build. MAT SKILDUM SR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER +1 (630) 227.8534 WORK +1 (847) 909.9921 MOBILE mathew.skil...@aspect.com aspect.com -----Original Message----- From: John Cooper [mailto:jocoo...@jackhenry.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 11:05 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] 64 bit version of MS build cannot find the WIX toolset How far back do you wixproj files go? Modern ones should have something like: <WixTargetsPath Condition=" '$(WixTargetsPath)' == '' AND '$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)' != '' ">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\Wix.targets</WixTargetsPath> <WixTargetsPath Condition=" '$(WixTargetsPath)' == '' ">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\Wix.targets</WixTargetsPath> Older files don't have both lines causing things to fail on x64 systems. -- John Merryweather Cooper Build & Install Engineer -- ESA Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.(r) Shawnee Mission, KS 66227 Office: 913-341-3434 x791011 jocoo...@jackhenry.com www.jackhenry.com -----Original Message----- From: Skildum, Mathew [mailto:mathew.skil...@aspect.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 10:44 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] 64 bit version of MS build cannot find the WIX toolset I am using WIX 3.8 (build 3.8.708). The build system is using the GA version of WIX 3.7. I am havine issues on both systems. -----Original Message----- From: Blair Murri [mailto:os...@live.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 10:37 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] 64 bit version of MS build cannot find the WIX toolset Which version of WiX are you running? There was a bug a ways back about that. > From: mathew.skil...@aspect.com > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 14:54:30 +0000 > Subject: [WiX-users] 64 bit version of MS build cannot find the WIX > toolset > > I know there is probably a posting somewhere out on the web describing the > issue I am having, but I am not able to find it at the present moment. > > The problem I am current having is that the 64 bit version of MS build does > not properly evaluate the build variables and is not able to find WIX tools. > The 32 bit version works correctly and everything is happy, but when I switch > MS Build targets everything goes to pot. > > Does anyone have a way around this issue or a link to the documentation on > why I am seeing this? > > Thank you in advance, > > Mat Skildum > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- Introducing Performance Central, a new site from SourceForge > and AppDynamics. 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