SignFile can only sign exes, unfortunately (unless this changed in MSBuild 3.5).
I'm not asking for wix to add a new option, I'm asking for the wix build
process to add support for signing to the wix.targets file. In my .wixproj file
I want to be able to add a property called <CertificateFile> or something like
that, and have that trigger signing of the resulting MSI at the end of the
build process.
Neil
From: John Vottero [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: May-07-08 3:02 PM
To: Rob Mensching; Neil Enns; [email protected]
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Signing built MSIs?
MSBuild does come with a signing task, it's the SignFile task.
You can sign your msi files with signtool.exe, MSBuild <SignFile> or
PowerShell's Set-AuthenticodeSignature. I don't know why WiX should add
another option.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Mensching
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 5:33 PM
To: Neil Enns; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Signing built MSIs?
Write a task that signs files? <smile/>
Seriously, some people have suggested that WiX should sign files. I'm a little
skeptical because it doesn't seem like something the compiler/linker should be
doing. Others have noted that signing is done by csc.exe to create strong
named assemblies. I've argued that is a little different because the
signatures are for different reasons... but it isn't a good argument. <grin/>
So, we've waffled on this a little bit. One thing I *do not* think WiX should
be doing is signing all the installed files. That should be handled before you
get to the binding process.
However, I'm open to discussion...
PS: Why doesn't MSBuild come with a signing task? <shrug/> I want C++ tasks
first in any case.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Neil Enns
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 13:36
To: [email protected]
Subject: [WiX-users] Signing built MSIs?
Does WiX 3.0 currently have any support for signing the generated MSI at the
end of the build process? I took a quick peek at the wix.targets file and
didn't see anything obvious. Is there a recommended way of doing this?
Thanks,
Neil
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