commandline or msbuild?
On commandline you can add -gg to generate guid's when heat is run, or -ag
to use "*" instead.
With the msbuild task I use this: GenerateGuidsNow="true" to generate them.
I use msbuild, and have heat setup like this:
<HeatDirectory
Directory="..\target\deployable\LocationLookupService"
SuppressRegistry="true"
SuppressCom="true"
SuppressFragments="true"
SuppressRootDirectory="true"
DirectoryRefId="APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY"
GenerateGuidsNow="true"
OutputFile="..\target\setup-tmp\FileList.wxs"
ComponentGroupName="cgFilesToInstall"
PreprocessorVariable="var.SourceRootFolder"
ToolPath="$(WixToolPath)" />
which gives me a file like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";>
<Fragment>
<DirectoryRef Id="APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY">
</ComponentGroup>
</Fragment>
</Wix> <Component Id="cmp6536A841A4F672C400A1F384EB8782EE"
Guid="{4D1D06E8-B643-41BC-8FEB-D25EDE6EEFC1}">
<File Id="fil82BD34935F392BA6B4153F2E64FED867" KeyPath="yes"
Source="$(var.SourceRootFolder)\Global.asax" />
</Component>
</DirectoryRef>
</Fragment>
<Fragment>
<ComponentGroup Id="cgFilesToInstall">
<ComponentRef Id="cmp6536A841A4F672C400A1F384EB8782EE" />
</ComponentGroup>
</Fragment>
</Wix>
In the handcreated wxs file I reference APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY on an
Directory element, and i reference cgFilesToInstall in an Feature Element.
Probably other ways to do this also, but this works for me.
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