Do we need to edit the project file manually to set InstallerPlatform property ? I don't see visual studio 2012 saving the settings when I add a new platform target in the build settings for the wix project.
On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 4:04 PM, Phill Hogland <phogl...@rimage.com> wrote: > I used the information from the following link to configure a project to > build either a 32 bit or 64 bit installer. > > http://alekdavis.blogspot.com/2011/05/build-32-and-64-bit-installers-using.html > > My projects are for drivers and I need to install the full driver tree > regardless of which platform is being targeted to preserve the code signing > signature. I do not use the Win64 flag (which is deprecated) but in my > project file I added the MSBuild property InstallerPlatform to each > Configuration which can be built. This sets the -arch flag for the > compiler > and linker (and marks all components either 32 bit in the 32 bit package or > 64 bit in the 64 bit package). > > In almost all cases the Component Guid is auto-generated ('*'). The > Bootstrapper only allows the 32 bit package to be installed on a true 32 > bit > platform (not on WoW64, preventing a side-by-side installation). If a > specific Component GUID is needed then I set a literal string in my wxi > <?if > $(var.Platform) = x64 ?> block. > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Component-GUID-rules-clarification-tp7593971p7593975.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Put Bad Developers to Shame > Dominate Development with Jenkins Continuous Integration > Continuously Automate Build, Test & Deployment > Start a new project now. Try Jenkins in the cloud. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/13600_Cloudbees_APR > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Put Bad Developers to Shame Dominate Development with Jenkins Continuous Integration Continuously Automate Build, Test & Deployment Start a new project now. Try Jenkins in the cloud. http://p.sf.net/sfu/13600_Cloudbees_APR _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
