TFS Team Build builds the solution which in turn builds the projects. The
project file needs to be MSBuild format ( like in WiX v3 and not in VDPROJ or
WiX v2 ). The MSBUILD formatted project then imports the targets file and sets
various properties like Content | Compile .. .and so on. When MSBUILD goes
to process a non-MSBUILD project it'll throw an error saying that it can't be
built like this:
C:\data\TFSTest\WixProject1\wixproject1.sln : warning MSB4078: The project
file
"WixProject1\WixProject1.wixproj" is not supported by MSBuild and cannot be buil
t.
1 Warning(s)
0 Error(s)
This is the same problem that VDRPOJ has. Now this doesn't mean it's not
`possible` to build it.... you can take your TFSBuild.proj TeamBuildType and
import the wix targets file and wire up a custom overriden target to make it
build.... but it won't be as simple as calling the solution out of the box.
In InstallShield and WiX v3 this is streamlined in that the project file is
an actual MSBuild document that includes the targets import and all other data
needed for teambuild to just roll through the solution and build the project
without needing anything special/custom.
I hope that makes sense.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Chris,
I've been following what you've been looking to do here as I'm
investigating weather to use InstallShield 2008, WiX or carry on with
Visual Studio Deployment projects when we implement a daily build with Team
Build. I'm starting the build tests with InstallShield and not to trying
WiX yet.
I'm interested to know why V2 won't work for you as it does provide support
for MSBuild?
My understanding of Votive is that it enables WiX projects to be viewed in
VS, still in there text\xml format. If the project is there but Votive
isn't VS marks it as "unavailable". If that's the case MSBuild will still
build it... or no?
Matt
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I'm afraid v2 won't cut it for me then. I'm actually using TFS Team Build
and I need the project document to be MSBuild also so I can just call the
solution build. Using v3 against v2 binaries seems to work though.
Bob Arnson wrote:
Christopher Painter wrote:
> I was under the impression from various postings that Votive v2 wasn't
> as stable/complete as the rest of the toolset and that the real work
> was done in v3.
That's correct. You asked about MSBuild. WixTasks.dll and wix.targets
are the MSBuild tasks and targets, respectively, and are unrelated to
Votive v2.
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