Thanks, neslekkim! I am using commandline, and the "DirectoryRefId" was what I was missing. Once I fed that into heat (with -dr MyInstallDir), it started working.
neslekkim wrote > 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. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/How-to-allow-autogenerated-ComponentGroup-to-autogenerate-Guids-tp7595750p7595766.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open source business process management suite built on Java and Eclipse Turn processes into business applications with Bonita BPM Community Edition Quickly connect people, data, and systems into organized workflows Winner of BOSSIE, CODIE, OW2 and Gartner awards http://p.sf.net/sfu/Bonitasoft _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
