Re: [WiX-users] Documenting installation packages
I wrote some VBScript that I call "Files by Feature" that I run against the resultant MSI file. It opens the database and dumps a list of each file that is in each feature to a CSV file that I can then open in Excel. It's basically a manifest of what gets installed. Otherwise, the XML seems fairly self-documenting to me, provided you used Id names that have some relevent meaning. I guess each person could have unique needs, though. Chad From: lesterbangs [mailto:datapa...@gmail.com] Sent: Fri 6/19/2009 9:19 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Documenting installation packages +1 on this... something like C#'s XML Documentation or Sandcastle for WiX would be huge. Seeing that WiX projects are just XML files, probably the solution would involve some sort of XSL translation. DexterSinister wrote: > > How are folks here documenting their installation packages ? > > Are there any automated tools for doing this ... ? > > If you're doing this manually, what information are you > capturing ... and how are you presenting it ? [charts / > spreadsheet type table(s) / ???] > > I'm working on this issue ... and there doesn't seem to > be much info available. > > Any help greatly appreciated, I'll share my results with > this mailing list when I'm done ... > > Thanks in advance, > > -dmm > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Documenting-installation-packages-tp3120479p3120661.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Are you an open source citizen? Join us for the Open Source Bridge conference! Portland, OR, June 17-19. Two days of sessions, one day of unconference: $250. Need another reason to go? 24-hour hacker lounge. Register today! http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;215844324;13503038;v?http://opensourcebridge.org ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Documenting installation packages
+1 on this... something like C#'s XML Documentation or Sandcastle for WiX would be huge. Seeing that WiX projects are just XML files, probably the solution would involve some sort of XSL translation. DexterSinister wrote: > > How are folks here documenting their installation packages ? > > Are there any automated tools for doing this ... ? > > If you're doing this manually, what information are you > capturing ... and how are you presenting it ? [charts / > spreadsheet type table(s) / ???] > > I'm working on this issue ... and there doesn't seem to > be much info available. > > Any help greatly appreciated, I'll share my results with > this mailing list when I'm done ... > > Thanks in advance, > > -dmm > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Documenting-installation-packages-tp3120479p3120661.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Documenting installation packages
How are folks here documenting their installation packages ? Are there any automated tools for doing this ... ? If you're doing this manually, what information are you capturing ... and how are you presenting it ? [charts / spreadsheet type table(s) / ???] I'm working on this issue ... and there doesn't seem to be much info available. Any help greatly appreciated, I'll share my results with this mailing list when I'm done ... Thanks in advance, -dmm -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Documenting-installation-packages-tp3120479p3120479.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
