[WiX-users] Unknown preprocessor statements
Should the WiX preprocessor give an error if there is a statement that it does not recognise? I just spent some time tracking down a problem, which eventually came down to me using ?elsif ? rather than ?elseif ?. An error message saying ?elsif was not recognised would have been useful. Regards, John - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Unknown preprocessor statements
John Hall wrote: Should the WiX preprocessor give an error if there is a statement that it does not recognise? I just spent some time tracking down a problem, which eventually came down to me using ?elsif ? rather than ?elseif ?. An error message saying ?elsif was not recognised would have been useful. I would have assumed so but there's a comment in the current preprocessor code that says: default: // unknown processing instructions are currently ignored break; Seems ugly to me and by currently, I'd say it's open to a nicely-worded feature request.g I assume it's there for extensibility but extensibility was added via preprocessor extension which requires a prefix... -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
