Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
I have been able to resolve this issue by downloading the NAnt and NAntContrib nightly builds from 1/30/09. (and also by downloading the Cabinet SDK, which I originally did not have). Thanks to Gert for his help. Beth [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start Beth Hechanova Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:28:35 -0800 Hi, I saw a thread with the same subject approx a year ago in the mail archive, but I did not see any resolution. I am having the same exact problem. At the end of this email is the output from running the msi task from my nant script. I have not done anything with setting a path (either env variable or within the nant script itself). At this time, my msi task is very simple - I only have "sourcedir" defined as the directory that contains the files to put into the installer, and "output" defined to be the name of the msi installer. My application is a VS2008 solution built on .net 3.5 framework. Did the person with this same problem ever get it figured out? Are people able to successfully use the msi task with nant? If so, did you have to do some special configuration to get it to work? Thanks, Beth Build Error : C:\content\ContentTrunk\ContentManagementTool\src>nant Distribute NAnt 0.86 (Build 0.86.2898.0; beta1; 12/8/2007) Copyright (C) 2001-2007 Gerry Shaw http://nant.sourceforge.net <http://nant.sourceforge.net> Buildfile: file:///C:/content/ContentTrunk/ContentManagementTool/src/ContentManagem entTool.build Target framework: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Target(s) specified: Distribute Distribute: [msi] Building Installer Database 'C:/BuildArea/ContentManagementTool/Distribute/ContentManagementTool.msi '. [msi] Compressing Files... [exec] Starting 'cabarc (-r N C:/BUILDA~1/CONTEN~1/Publish/\ContentManagementTool.cab *)' in 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Temp\tmpC2C.tmp' BUILD FAILED C:\content\ContentTrunk\ContentManagementTool\src\ContentManagementTool. build(176,4): Unable to build Installer database 'C:/BuildArea/ContentManagementTool/Distribute/ContentManagementTool.msi '. C:\content\ContentTrunk\ContentManagementTool\src\ContentManagementTool. build(176,4): Error creating cab file. 'cabarc' failed to start. The system cannot find the file specified Total time: 1 seconds. --- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential & proprietary to Systems and Software Enterprises, Inc. (dba IMS). This information is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. Access or transmittal of the information contained in this e-mail, in full or in part, to any other organization or persons is not authorized. --- -- Create and Deploy Rich Internet Apps outside the browser with Adobe(R)AIR(TM) software. With Adobe AIR, Ajax developers can use existing skills and code to build responsive, highly engaging applications that combine the power of local resources and data with the reach of the web. Download the Adobe AIR SDK and Ajax docs to start building applications today-http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-com___ NAnt-users mailing list NAnt-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-users
Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Unfortunately, I'm not back in work until Monday, and I haven't got the source to the msi script at home, but I'm pretty sure the only thing it configures on the client machine it to put the NAnt\bin folder in the path. Do you have this? I'll double check when I get in on Monday. Cheers, Bill _ From: Beth Hechanova [mailto:bhechan...@imsco-us.com] Sent: 30 January 2009 16:09 To: nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start I manually copied cabarc.exe and cabinet.dll to my NAnt\bin directory and that had no effect. Does your install set any env/registry variables with respect to the cab sdk? Are you using NAnt 0.86 (Build 0.86.2898.0; beta1; 12/8/2007)? Thanks, Beth Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start William_Martin Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:34:03 -0800 Don't know if this helps Beth, but I wrote an install for Nant so developers can install it to their machines (mostly because we have some custom tasks etc) but because our build scripts also create installers, I included cabarc.exe and cabinet.dll in the install. These are installed to the Nant\bin folder, and the MSI task runs fine with just these installed on a dev machine (no need for the SDK) You might want to give it a go and see if it helps. Cheers, Bill This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential & proprietary to Systems and Software Enterprises, Inc. (dba IMS). This information is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. Access or transmittal of the information contained in this e-mail, in full or in part, to any other organization or persons is not authorized. -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword___ NAnt-users mailing list NAnt-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-users
Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
I manually copied cabarc.exe and cabinet.dll to my NAnt\bin directory and that had no effect. Does your install set any env/registry variables with respect to the cab sdk? Are you using NAnt 0.86 (Build 0.86.2898.0; beta1; 12/8/2007)? Thanks, Beth Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start William_Martin Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:34:03 -0800 Don't know if this helps Beth, but I wrote an install for Nant so developers can install it to their machines (mostly because we have some custom tasks etc) but because our build scripts also create installers, I included cabarc.exe and cabinet.dll in the install. These are installed to the Nant\bin folder, and the MSI task runs fine with just these installed on a dev machine (no need for the SDK) You might want to give it a go and see if it helps. Cheers, Bill --- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential & proprietary to Systems and Software Enterprises, Inc. (dba IMS). This information is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. Access or transmittal of the information contained in this e-mail, in full or in part, to any other organization or persons is not authorized. --- -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword___ NAnt-users mailing list NAnt-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-users
Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Don't know if this helps Beth, but I wrote an install for Nant so
developers can install it to their machines (mostly because we have some
custom tasks etc) but because our build scripts also create installers, I
included cabarc.exe and cabinet.dll in the install. These are installed
to the Nant\bin folder, and the MSI task runs fine with just these
installed on a dev machine (no need for the SDK)
You might want to give it a go and see if it helps.
Cheers,
Bill
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From: Beth Hechanova [mailto:bhechan...@imsco-us.com]
Sent: 29 January 2009 20:00
To: nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Gert,
I tried executing cabarc from my build file - that works (at least I get a
.cab file - I'm not sure how the msi file gets generated.)
Executing the msi block gives the same error (pasted again below).
Here's the Distribute target I currently have (with the exec to cabarc
directly):
Thanks for your help,
Beth
Target(s) specified: Distribute
Distribute:
[msi] Building Installer Database
'C:/BuildArea/ContentManagementTool/Distribute\ContentManagementTool.msi'.
[msi] Compressing Files...
[exec] Starting 'cabarc (-r N \ContentManagementTool.cab
*)' in 'C:\Documents and Settings\BHechanova.IMS\Local Settings\Te
mp\tmp429.tmp'
BUILD FAILED
C:\content\ContentTrunk\ContentManagementTool\src\ContentManagementTool.bu
ild(179,6):
Unable to build Installer database
'C:/BuildArea/ContentManagementTool/Distribute\ContentManagementTool.msi'.
C:\content\ContentTrunk\ContentManagementTool\src\ContentManagementTool.bu
ild(179,6):
Error creating cab file.
'cabarc' failed to start.
The directory name is invalid
Total time: 1.1 seconds.
Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Gert Driesen
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:41:45 -0800
Beth,
No, that should do it.
Can you try just executing cabarc from within your build file first?
For example:
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Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Hi Beth,
The problem appears to be that the working directory - which is a temporary
directory created by the task - no longer exists when cabarc is
executed.
I'll look into that, and make a new nightly build available that either
fixes this issue (if I find the cause) or adds more tracing to allow me to
find the cause.
I'll let you know when it's available. Probably in the next day or two.
Gert
From: Beth Hechanova [mailto:bhechan...@imsco-us.com]
Sent: donderdag 29 januari 2009 21:00
To: nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Gert,
I tried executing cabarc from my build file - that works (at least I get a
.cab file - I'm not sure how the msi file gets generated.)
Executing the msi block gives the same error (pasted again below).
Here's the Distribute target I currently have (with the exec to cabarc
directly):
Thanks for your help,
Beth
Target(s) specified: Distribute
Distribute:
[msi] Building Installer Database
'C:/BuildArea/ContentManagementTool/Distribute\ContentManagementTool.msi'.
[msi] Compressing Files...
[exec] Starting 'cabarc (-r N \ContentManagementTool.cab
*)' in 'C:\Documents and Settings\BHechanova.IMS\Local Settings\Te
mp\tmp429.tmp'
BUILD FAILED
C:\content\ContentTrunk\ContentManagementTool\src\ContentManagementTool.buil
d(179,6):
Unable to build Installer database
'C:/BuildArea/ContentManagementTool/Distribute\ContentManagementTool.msi'.
C:\content\ContentTrunk\ContentManagementTool\src\ContentManagementTool.buil
d(179,6):
Error creating cab file.
'cabarc' failed to start.
The directory name is invalid
Total time: 1.1 seconds.
Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Gert Driesen
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:41:45 -0800
Beth,
No, that should do it.
Can you try just executing cabarc from within your build file first?
For example:
Gert
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Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Gert, I tried executing cabarc from my build file - that works (at least I get a .cab file - I'm not sure how the msi file gets generated.) Executing the msi block gives the same error (pasted again below). Here's the Distribute target I currently have (with the exec to cabarc directly): Thanks for your help, Beth Target(s) specified: Distribute Distribute: [msi] Building Installer Database 'C:/BuildArea/ContentManagementTool/Distribute\ContentManagementTool.msi '. [msi] Compressing Files... [exec] Starting 'cabarc (-r N \ContentManagementTool.cab *)' in 'C:\Documents and Settings\BHechanova.IMS\Local Settings\Te mp\tmp429.tmp' BUILD FAILED C:\content\ContentTrunk\ContentManagementTool\src\ContentManagementTool. build(179,6): Unable to build Installer database 'C:/BuildArea/ContentManagementTool/Distribute\ContentManagementTool.msi '. C:\content\ContentTrunk\ContentManagementTool\src\ContentManagementTool. build(179,6): Error creating cab file. 'cabarc' failed to start. The directory name is invalid Total time: 1.1 seconds. Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start Gert Driesen Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:41:45 -0800 Beth, No, that should do it. Can you try just executing cabarc from within your build file first? For example: Gert --- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential & proprietary to Systems and Software Enterprises, Inc. (dba IMS). This information is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. Access or transmittal of the information contained in this e-mail, in full or in part, to any other organization or persons is not authorized. --- -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword___ NAnt-users mailing list NAnt-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-users
Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Beth,
No, that should do it.
Can you try just executing cabarc from within your build file first?
For example:
Gert
From: Beth Hechanova [mailto:bhechan...@imsco-us.com]
Sent: donderdag 29 januari 2009 17:51
To: nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Hi Gert,
Actually I did not have the Cabinet SDK installed, but I do now
(c:\tools\cabsdk). I then updated my PATH env variable to include
c:\tools\cabsdk\bin. If I open a new command prompt window and just type
'cabarc', the program is found.
However this had no effect on my msi task in my nant script. I am still
getting the same behavior. I then put an echo statement to print the path
(${environment::get-variable('PATH')) in the NAnt script just to be sure the
cabsdk was part of that path, and it is.
Do I need to configure something else in order to find the Cabinet SDK?
Thanks for your help,
Beth
Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Gert Driesen
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:07:58 -0800
Beth,
Do you have the Cabinet SDK installed? Can you launch cabarc.exe from the
command prompt?
Gert
From: Beth Hechanova [mailto:bhechan...@imsco-us.com]
Sent: woensdag 28 januari 2009 19:30
To: nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Hi,
I saw a thread with the same subject approx a year ago in the mail archive,
but I did not see any resolution. I am having the same exact problem. At
the end of this email is the output from running the msi task from my nant
script. I have not done anything with setting a path (either env variable
or within the nant script itself).
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Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Hi Gert,
Actually I did not have the Cabinet SDK installed, but I do now
(c:\tools\cabsdk). I then updated my PATH env variable to include
c:\tools\cabsdk\bin. If I open a new command prompt window and just
type 'cabarc', the program is found.
However this had no effect on my msi task in my nant script. I am still
getting the same behavior. I then put an echo statement to print the
path (${environment::get-variable('PATH')) in the NAnt script just to be
sure the cabsdk was part of that path, and it is.
Do I need to configure something else in order to find the Cabinet SDK?
Thanks for your help,
Beth
Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Gert Driesen
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:07:58 -0800
Beth,
Do you have the Cabinet SDK installed? Can you launch cabarc.exe from
the
command prompt?
Gert
From: Beth Hechanova [mailto:bhechan...@imsco-us.com]
Sent: woensdag 28 januari 2009 19:30
To: nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Hi,
I saw a thread with the same subject approx a year ago in the mail
archive,
but I did not see any resolution. I am having the same exact problem.
At
the end of this email is the output from running the msi task from my
nant
script. I have not done anything with setting a path (either env
variable
or within the nant script itself).
...
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Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Beth, Do you have the Cabinet SDK installed? Can you launch cabarc.exe from the command prompt? Gert From: Beth Hechanova [mailto:bhechan...@imsco-us.com] Sent: woensdag 28 januari 2009 19:30 To: nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start Hi, I saw a thread with the same subject approx a year ago in the mail archive, but I did not see any resolution. I am having the same exact problem. At the end of this email is the output from running the msi task from my nant script. I have not done anything with setting a path (either env variable or within the nant script itself). At this time, my msi task is very simple - I only have "sourcedir" defined as the directory that contains the files to put into the installer, and "output" defined to be the name of the msi installer. My application is a VS2008 solution built on .net 3.5 framework. Did the person with this same problem ever get it figured out? Are people able to successfully use the msi task with nant? If so, did you have to do some special configuration to get it to work? Thanks, Beth Build Error : C:\content\ContentTrunk\ContentManagementTool\src>nant Distribute NAnt 0.86 (Build 0.86.2898.0; beta1; 12/8/2007) Copyright (C) 2001-2007 Gerry Shaw http://nant.sourceforge.net Buildfile: file:///C:/content/ContentTrunk/ContentManagementTool/src/ContentManagementT ool.build Target framework: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Target(s) specified: Distribute Distribute: [msi] Building Installer Database 'C:/BuildArea/ContentManagementTool/Distribute/ContentManagementTool.msi'. [msi] Compressing Files... [exec] Starting 'cabarc (-r N C:/BUILDA~1/CONTEN~1/Publish/\ContentManagementTool.cab *)' in 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Temp\tmpC2C.tmp' BUILD FAILED C:\content\ContentTrunk\ContentManagementTool\src\ContentManagementTool.buil d(176,4): Unable to build Installer database 'C:/BuildArea/ContentManagementTool/Distribute/ContentManagementTool.msi'. C:\content\ContentTrunk\ContentManagementTool\src\ContentManagementTool.buil d(176,4): Error creating cab file. 'cabarc' failed to start. The system cannot find the file specified Total time: 1 seconds. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential & proprietary to Systems and Software Enterprises, Inc. (dba IMS). This information is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. Access or transmittal of the information contained in this e-mail, in full or in part, to any other organization or persons is not authorized. Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.10.8/1898 - Release Date: 1/16/2009 3:09 PM -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword___ NAnt-users mailing list NAnt-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-users
[NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Hi, I saw a thread with the same subject approx a year ago in the mail archive, but I did not see any resolution. I am having the same exact problem. At the end of this email is the output from running the msi task from my nant script. I have not done anything with setting a path (either env variable or within the nant script itself). At this time, my msi task is very simple - I only have "sourcedir" defined as the directory that contains the files to put into the installer, and "output" defined to be the name of the msi installer. My application is a VS2008 solution built on .net 3.5 framework. Did the person with this same problem ever get it figured out? Are people able to successfully use the msi task with nant? If so, did you have to do some special configuration to get it to work? Thanks, Beth Build Error : C:\content\ContentTrunk\ContentManagementTool\src>nant Distribute NAnt 0.86 (Build 0.86.2898.0; beta1; 12/8/2007) Copyright (C) 2001-2007 Gerry Shaw http://nant.sourceforge.net Buildfile: file:///C:/content/ContentTrunk/ContentManagementTool/src/ContentManagem entTool.build Target framework: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Target(s) specified: Distribute Distribute: [msi] Building Installer Database 'C:/BuildArea/ContentManagementTool/Distribute/ContentManagementTool.msi '. [msi] Compressing Files... [exec] Starting 'cabarc (-r N C:/BUILDA~1/CONTEN~1/Publish/\ContentManagementTool.cab *)' in 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Temp\tmpC2C.tmp' BUILD FAILED C:\content\ContentTrunk\ContentManagementTool\src\ContentManagementTool. build(176,4): Unable to build Installer database 'C:/BuildArea/ContentManagementTool/Distribute/ContentManagementTool.msi '. C:\content\ContentTrunk\ContentManagementTool\src\ContentManagementTool. build(176,4): Error creating cab file. 'cabarc' failed to start. The system cannot find the file specified Total time: 1 seconds. --- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential & proprietary to Systems and Software Enterprises, Inc. (dba IMS). This information is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. Access or transmittal of the information contained in this e-mail, in full or in part, to any other organization or persons is not authorized. --- -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword___ NAnt-users mailing list NAnt-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-users
Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Try running the build in debug mode (NAnt.exe -debug), and send me the
resulting output.
Gert
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Subject: Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Does anyone else have any ideas?
I've got verbose=true switched on and I've tried setting the path to cabarc
and mergemod in the Path system variable on my machine (as opposed to
setting it in NAnt) but I'm still getting the same error.
My NAnt script resides in C:/code/Project/trunk, which is where I'm running
it from (ie I open a command prompt and then navigate to that folder and run
NAnt). I would assume my working directory is the directory I run NAnt from.
Does anyone have any ideas as to why cabarc is trying to find this file ->
'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Temp\tm
p177B.tmp'?
In case it's of any use, here's a copy of my msi task:
${project::get-name()}
${product.version}
${project::get-name()}
${product.version}
${project::get-name()} ${product.version} Release
Notes
${project::get-name()} ${product.version} Technical
Release Notes
Product ${product.version}
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Sent: 29 February 2008 13:08
To: nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Hi all,
I'm new to NAnt and I'm trying to set up our project for automated builds
but am having no success. I'm currently trying to use the msi task to build
the msi for our project but it keeps failing with the following message:
[msi] Compressing Files...
[exec] Starting 'cabarc (-r N
C:\code\PROJECT~3\trunk\builds\lat
est\Project.cab *)' in 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local
Settings\Temp\tm
p177B.tmp'
Failure:
BUILD FAILED
C:\code\Project-SVN\trunk\default.build(317,6):
Unable to build Installer database 'Deploy\Project.msi'.
C:\code\Project-SVN\trunk\default.build(317,6):
Error creating cab file.
'cabarc' failed to start.
The system cannot find the file specified
I've added cabarc and mergemodule to the path using the following code:
Visual Studio path: ${visualstudio.dir}
Path: ${environment::get-variable('PATH')}
The echo task shows the paths to cabarc and mergemod have been added to the
Path environment variable so it should be able to find them. A friend
suggested that maybe spaces in the path are causing the problem but I don't
know which path in particular they were referring to. From what I've seen,
the fix for that issue should be in the version of NAnt I'm using (0.85)
anyway though.
Does anyone have any other ideas??
FYI - it's a C# Winforms project using .NET 2.0. We want to be able to
remove visual studio from the build machine in the future but right now I'm
just trying to get a build that works. Any example build files would be
gratefully accepted! Most of the good examples I've seen have been for Web
projects :(
Thanks,
K.
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Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Does anyone else have any ideas?
I've got verbose=true switched on and I've tried setting the path to cabarc and
mergemod in the Path system variable on my machine (as opposed to setting it in
NAnt) but I'm still getting the same error.
My NAnt script resides in C:/code/Project/trunk, which is where I'm running it
from (ie I open a command prompt and then navigate to that folder and run
NAnt). I would assume my working directory is the directory I run NAnt from.
Does anyone have any ideas as to why cabarc is trying to find this file ->
'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Temp\tm
p177B.tmp'?
In case it's of any use, here's a copy of my msi task:
${project::get-name()} ${product.version}
${project::get-name()} ${product.version}
${project::get-name()} ${product.version} Release
Notes
${project::get-name()} ${product.version} Technical
Release Notes
Product ${product.version}
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Subject: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Hi all,
I'm new to NAnt and I'm trying to set up our project for automated builds but
am having no success. I'm currently trying to use the msi task to build the msi
for our project but it keeps failing with the following message:
[msi] Compressing Files...
[exec] Starting 'cabarc (-r N
C:\code\PROJECT~3\trunk\builds\lat
est\Project.cab *)' in 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Temp\tm
p177B.tmp'
Failure:
BUILD FAILED
C:\code\Project-SVN\trunk\default.build(317,6):
Unable to build Installer database 'Deploy\Project.msi'.
C:\code\Project-SVN\trunk\default.build(317,6):
Error creating cab file.
'cabarc' failed to start.
The system cannot find the file specified
I've added cabarc and mergemodule to the path using the following code:
Visual Studio path: ${visualstudio.dir}
Path: ${environment::get-variable('PATH')}
The echo task shows the paths to cabarc and mergemod have been added to the
Path environment variable so it should be able to find them. A friend suggested
that maybe spaces in the path are causing the problem but I don't know which
path in particular they were referring to. From what I've seen, the fix for
that issue should be in the version of NAnt I'm using (0.85) anyway though.
Does anyone have any other ideas??
FYI - it's a C# Winforms project using .NET 2.0. We want to be able to remove
visual studio from the build machine in the future but right now I'm just
trying to get a build that works. Any example build files would be gratefully
accepted! Most of the good examples I've seen have been for Web projects :(
Thanks,
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Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Without looking at the source code, my guess is that the temp folder is
being loaded with the windows API to determine the temporary folder from
the environment variables, most likely at the user level and not global
level.
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Archer
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Subject: Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
I think the temp is possible your current folder?
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Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 10:58 AM
To: Bob Archer; nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Hi Bob,
Yes, I've already got verbose = true on the msi task. I think it's what
outputs this information:
[exec] Starting 'cabarc (-r N C:\code\PROJECT~3\trunk\builds\lat
est\Project.cab *)' in 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local
Settings\Temp\tm
p177B.tmp'
Could the path to Temp have anything to do with the issue?? (I have no
idea where it gets this path from)
- K.
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[EMAIL PROTECTED]; nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Sent: Friday, 29 February, 2008 3:08:36 PM
Subject: RE: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Have you tried setting the msi task verbose="true" ... it may return the
error from the command line as to why cabarc won't run.
BOb
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Subject: Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Hi Bill,
Just tried your idea and unfortunately, it made no difference. It's
still giving me the exact same error.
Regards,
K.
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Subject: RE: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Have you adding it to the Path environment on the machine? I'm not
sure, but I believe nant starts a new process to run cabarc, and this
would presumably get the default Path from the machine settings, not
from your current process, and so wouldn't include the value you have
just set.
Just a thought.
Cheers,
Bill
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Subject: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Hi all,
I'm new to NAnt and I'm trying to set up our project for automated
builds but am having no success. I'm currently trying to use the msi
task to build the msi for our project but it keeps failing with the
following message:
[msi] Compressing Files...
[exec] Starting 'cabarc (-r N
C:\code\PROJECT~3\trunk\builds\lat
est\Project.cab *)' in 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local
Settings\Temp\tm
p177B.tmp'
Failure:
BUILD FAILED
C:\code\Project-SVN\trunk\default.build(317,6):
Unable to build Installer database 'Deploy\Project.msi'.
C:\code\Project-SVN\trunk\default.build(317,6):
Error creating cab file.
'cabarc' failed to start.
The system cannot find the file specified
I've added cabarc and mergemodule to the path using the following code:
Visual Studio path: ${visualstudio.dir}
Path: ${environment::get-variable('PATH')}
The echo task shows the paths to cabarc and mergemod have been added to
the Path environment variable so it should be able to find them. A
friend suggested that maybe spaces in the path are causing the problem
but I don't know which path in particular they were referring to. From
what I've seen, the fix for that issue should be in the version of NAnt
I'm using (0.85) anyway though.
Does anyone have any other ideas??
FYI - it's a C# Winforms project using .NET 2.0. We want to be able to
remove visual studio from the build machine in the future but right now
I'm just trying to get a build that works. Any example build files would
be gratefully accepted! Most of the good examples I've seen have been
for Web projects :(
Thanks,
K.
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Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
I think the temp is possible your current folder?
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Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 10:58 AM
To: Bob Archer; nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Hi Bob,
Yes, I've already got verbose = true on the msi task. I think it's what
outputs this information:
[exec] Starting 'cabarc (-r N C:\code\PROJECT~3\trunk\builds\lat
est\Project.cab *)' in 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local
Settings\Temp\tm
p177B.tmp'
Could the path to Temp have anything to do with the issue?? (I have no
idea where it gets this path from)
- K.
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From: Bob Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED];
[EMAIL PROTECTED]; nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Sent: Friday, 29 February, 2008 3:08:36 PM
Subject: RE: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Have you tried setting the msi task verbose="true" ... it may return the
error from the command line as to why cabarc won't run.
BOb
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Subject: Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Hi Bill,
Just tried your idea and unfortunately, it made no difference. It's
still giving me the exact same error.
Regards,
K.
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Subject: RE: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Have you adding it to the Path environment on the machine? I'm not
sure, but I believe nant starts a new process to run cabarc, and this
would presumably get the default Path from the machine settings, not
from your current process, and so wouldn't include the value you have
just set.
Just a thought.
Cheers,
Bill
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[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 29 February 2008 13:08
To: nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Hi all,
I'm new to NAnt and I'm trying to set up our project for automated
builds but am having no success. I'm currently trying to use the msi
task to build the msi for our project but it keeps failing with the
following message:
[msi] Compressing Files...
[exec] Starting 'cabarc (-r N
C:\code\PROJECT~3\trunk\builds\lat
est\Project.cab *)' in 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local
Settings\Temp\tm
p177B.tmp'
Failure:
BUILD FAILED
C:\code\Project-SVN\trunk\default.build(317,6):
Unable to build Installer database 'Deploy\Project.msi'.
C:\code\Project-SVN\trunk\default.build(317,6):
Error creating cab file.
'cabarc' failed to start.
The system cannot find the file specified
I've added cabarc and mergemodule to the path using the following code:
Visual Studio path: ${visualstudio.dir}
Path: ${environment::get-variable('PATH')}
The echo task shows the paths to cabarc and mergemod have been added to
the Path environment variable so it should be able to find them. A
friend suggested that maybe spaces in the path are causing the problem
but I don't know which path in particular they were referring to. From
what I've seen, the fix for that issue should be in the version of NAnt
I'm using (0.85) anyway though.
Does anyone have any other ideas??
FYI - it's a C# Winforms project using .NET 2.0. We want to be able to
remove visual studio from the build machine in the future but right now
I'm just trying to get a build that works. Any example build files would
be gratefully accepted! Most of the good examples I've seen have been
for Web projects :(
Thanks,
K.
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Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Hi Bob,
Yes, I've already got verbose = true on the msi task. I think it's what outputs
this information:
[exec] Starting 'cabarc (-r N C:\code\PROJECT~3\trunk\builds\lat
est\Project.cab *)' in 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Temp\tm
p177B.tmp'
Could the path to Temp have anything to do with the issue?? (I have no idea
where it gets this path from)
- K.
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From: Bob Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Sent: Friday, 29 February, 2008 3:08:36 PM
Subject: RE: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Have you tried setting the msi task verbose=”true” … it may return the error
from the command line as to why cabarc won’t run.
BOb
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Subject: Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Hi Bill,
Just tried your idea and unfortunately, it made no difference. It's still
giving me the exact same error.
Regards,
K.
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Sent: Friday, 29 February, 2008 1:52:48 PM
Subject: RE: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Have you adding it to the Path environment on the machine? I’m not sure, but I
believe nant starts a new process to run cabarc, and this would presumably get
the default Path from the machine settings, not from your current process, and
so wouldn’t include the value you have just set.
Just a thought.
Cheers,
Bill
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Sent: 29 February 2008 13:08
To: nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Hi all,
I'm new to NAnt and I'm trying to set up our project for automated builds but
am having no success. I'm currently trying to use the msi task to build the msi
for our project but it keeps failing with the following message:
[msi] Compressing Files...
[exec] Starting 'cabarc (-r N
C:\code\PROJECT~3\trunk\builds\lat
est\Project.cab *)' in 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Temp\tm
p177B.tmp'
Failure:
BUILD FAILED
C:\code\Project-SVN\trunk\default.build(317,6):
Unable to build Installer database 'Deploy\Project.msi'.
C:\code\Project-SVN\trunk\default.build(317,6):
Error creating cab file.
'cabarc' failed to start.
The system cannot find the file specified
I've added cabarc and mergemodule to the path using the following code:
Visual Studio path: ${visualstudio.dir}
Path: ${environment::get-variable('PATH')}
The echo task shows the paths to cabarc and mergemod have been added to the
Path environment variable so it should be able to find them. A friend suggested
that maybe spaces in the path are causing the problem but I don't know which
path in particular they were referring to. From what I've seen, the fix for
that issue should be in the version of NAnt I'm using (0.85) anyway though.
Does anyone have any other ideas??
FYI - it's a C# Winforms project using .NET 2.0. We want to be able to remove
visual studio from the build machine in the future but right now I'm just
trying to get a build that works. Any example build files would be gratefully
accepted! Most of the good examples I've seen have been for Web projects :(
Thanks,
K.
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Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Have you tried setting the msi task verbose="true" ... it may return the
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Have you adding it to the Path environment on the machine? I'm not
sure, but I believe nant starts a new process to run cabarc, and this
would presumably get the default Path from the machine settings, not
from your current process, and so wouldn't include the value you have
just set.
Just a thought.
Cheers,
Bill
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Subject: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Hi all,
I'm new to NAnt and I'm trying to set up our project for automated
builds but am having no success. I'm currently trying to use the msi
task to build the msi for our project but it keeps failing with the
following message:
[msi] Compressing Files...
[exec] Starting 'cabarc (-r N
C:\code\PROJECT~3\trunk\builds\lat
est\Project.cab *)' in 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local
Settings\Temp\tm
p177B.tmp'
Failure:
BUILD FAILED
C:\code\Project-SVN\trunk\default.build(317,6):
Unable to build Installer database 'Deploy\Project.msi'.
C:\code\Project-SVN\trunk\default.build(317,6):
Error creating cab file.
'cabarc' failed to start.
The system cannot find the file specified
I've added cabarc and mergemodule to the path using the following code:
Visual Studio path: ${visualstudio.dir}
Path: ${environment::get-variable('PATH')}
The echo task shows the paths to cabarc and mergemod have been added to
the Path environment variable so it should be able to find them. A
friend suggested that maybe spaces in the path are causing the problem
but I don't know which path in particular they were referring to. From
what I've seen, the fix for that issue should be in the version of NAnt
I'm using (0.85) anyway though.
Does anyone have any other ideas??
FYI - it's a C# Winforms project using .NET 2.0. We want to be able to
remove visual studio from the build machine in the future but right now
I'm just trying to get a build that works. Any example build files would
be gratefully accepted! Most of the good examples I've seen have been
for Web projects :(
Thanks,
K.
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Hi Bill,
Just tried your idea and unfortunately, it made no difference. It's still
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Have you adding it to the Path environment on the machine? I’m not sure, but I
believe nant starts a new process to run cabarc, and this would presumably get
the default Path from the machine settings, not from your current process, and
so wouldn’t include the value you have just set.
Just a thought.
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Subject: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Hi all,
I'm new to NAnt and I'm trying to set up our project for automated builds but
am having no success. I'm currently trying to use the msi task to build the msi
for our project but it keeps failing with the following message:
[msi] Compressing Files...
[exec] Starting 'cabarc (-r N
C:\code\PROJECT~3\trunk\builds\lat
est\Project.cab *)' in 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Temp\tm
p177B.tmp'
Failure:
BUILD FAILED
C:\code\Project-SVN\trunk\default.build(317,6):
Unable to build Installer database 'Deploy\Project.msi'.
C:\code\Project-SVN\trunk\default.build(317,6):
Error creating cab file.
'cabarc' failed to start.
The system cannot find the file specified
I've added cabarc and mergemodule to the path using the following code:
Visual Studio path: ${visualstudio.dir}
Path: ${environment::get-variable('PATH')}
The echo task shows the paths to cabarc and mergemod have been added to the
Path environment variable so it should be able to find them. A friend suggested
that maybe spaces in the path are causing the problem but I don't know which
path in particular they were referring to. From what I've seen, the fix for
that issue should be in the version of NAnt I'm using (0.85) anyway though.
Does anyone have any other ideas??
FYI - it's a C# Winforms project using .NET 2.0. We want to be able to remove
visual studio from the build machine in the future but right now I'm just
trying to get a build that works. Any example build files would be gratefully
accepted! Most of the good examples I've seen have been for Web projects :(
Thanks,
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Re: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Have you adding it to the Path environment on the machine? I'm not sure,
but I believe nant starts a new process to run cabarc, and this would
presumably get the default Path from the machine settings, not from your
current process, and so wouldn't include the value you have just set.
Just a thought.
Cheers,
Bill
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Subject: [NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Hi all,
I'm new to NAnt and I'm trying to set up our project for automated builds
but am having no success. I'm currently trying to use the msi task to
build the msi for our project but it keeps failing with the following
message:
[msi] Compressing Files...
[exec] Starting 'cabarc (-r N
C:\code\PROJECT~3\trunk\builds\lat
est\Project.cab *)' in 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local
Settings\Temp\tm
p177B.tmp'
Failure:
BUILD FAILED
C:\code\Project-SVN\trunk\default.build(317,6):
Unable to build Installer database 'Deploy\Project.msi'.
C:\code\Project-SVN\trunk\default.build(317,6):
Error creating cab file.
'cabarc' failed to start.
The system cannot find the file specified
I've added cabarc and mergemodule to the path using the following code:
Visual Studio path: ${visualstudio.dir}
Path: ${environment::get-variable('PATH')}
The echo task shows the paths to cabarc and mergemod have been added to
the Path environment variable so it should be able to find them. A friend
suggested that maybe spaces in the path are causing the problem but I
don't know which path in particular they were referring to. From what I've
seen, the fix for that issue should be in the version of NAnt I'm using
(0.85) anyway though.
Does anyone have any other ideas??
FYI - it's a C# Winforms project using .NET 2.0. We want to be able to
remove visual studio from the build machine in the future but right now
I'm just trying to get a build that works. Any example build files would
be gratefully accepted! Most of the good examples I've seen have been for
Web projects :(
Thanks,
K.
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[NAnt-users] msi task - 'cabarc' failed to start
Hi all,
I'm new to NAnt and I'm trying to set up our project for automated builds but
am having no success. I'm currently trying to use the msi task to build the msi
for our project but it keeps failing with the following message:
[msi] Compressing Files...
[exec] Starting 'cabarc (-r N
C:\code\PROJECT~3\trunk\builds\lat
est\Project.cab *)' in 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Temp\tm
p177B.tmp'
Failure:
BUILD FAILED
C:\code\Project-SVN\trunk\default.build(317,6):
Unable to build Installer database 'Deploy\Project.msi'.
C:\code\Project-SVN\trunk\default.build(317,6):
Error creating cab file.
'cabarc' failed to start.
The system cannot find the file specified
I've added cabarc and mergemodule to the path using the following code:
Visual Studio path: ${visualstudio.dir}
Path: ${environment::get-variable('PATH')}
The echo task shows the paths to cabarc and mergemod have been added to the
Path environment variable so it should be able to find them. A friend suggested
that maybe spaces in the path are causing the problem but I don't know which
path in particular they were referring to. From what I've seen, the fix for
that issue should be in the version of NAnt I'm using (0.85) anyway though.
Does anyone have any other ideas??
FYI - it's a C# Winforms project using .NET 2.0. We want to be able to remove
visual studio from the build machine in the future but right now I'm just
trying to get a build that works. Any example build files would be gratefully
accepted! Most of the good examples I've seen have been for Web projects :(
Thanks,
K.
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