Or, if I were smarter, I'd suggest you put the PropertyGroup structure in your Team Build .proj file instead, without the condition at all.
Chris On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 4:58 PM, Christopher Karper < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would imagine the best way to do this would be to manually edit your > .wixproj files. > > Either change the reference to your WiX.targets file to be relative to the > project directory, or set the WixTargetsPath in a Property/Property section. > > If you go that route, you can make it conditional on being a TFS build by > using a statement similar to: > > <PropertyGroup> > <WixTargetsPath Condition=" '$(TeamProject)' != '' > ">..\..\WiX\</triCeratTasksPath> > </PropertyGroup> > > I don't know, it seems like it should work to me. Good luck! > > Chris > > > > On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 4:40 PM, Dmitry Berkovich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> Jonh, >> This is a reason that I am trying to inegrate WiX on build server in this >> way, >> Thanks that you wrote those reason. >> >> Did anybody have any idea how to do it? >> I have found some ugly way to pass parameters: I just write some task >> that add all my required properties to >> task.BuildEngine.GlobalProperties collection, but I am doing it by >> reflection, since task.BuildEngine implement IBuildEngine inerface, >> where class that implement this interface is : >> Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine.EngineProxy. >> >> >> So I am looking for more nice way to integrate WiX to team build. >> >> >> Dima >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 11:33 PM, John Nannenga >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > 2 big benefits I can think of: >> > >> > 1) Machine maintenance >> > If you have 5 build machines, you don't have to update WiX on all >> 5 of the build machines. The synch process pulls down the appropriate WiX >> version during the build process. >> > >> > >> > 2) Large projects that share Build machines don't need to all share the >> same version of WiX. >> > Individual projects within a greater product build process could >> use different /specific versions of WiX. If 1 of your 50 projects needs to >> move to a later version of WiX (bug fixes, feature enhancements, etc...) it >> can do so without wondering what side effects might be introduced to the >> other projects should they all have moved to the later version of WiX. >> > >> > Etc... >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Karper >> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:25 PM >> > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Integration of WiX v3 on team build server >> > >> > How would you expect the build server to be able to use the WiX tools >> > without them being installed? >> > >> > I mean, strictly speaking you don't need to install them, just make them >> > available. But what would be the benefit? >> > >> > Chris >> > >> > On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 4:01 PM, Dmitry Berkovich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> > >> >> Hi, >> >> I want compile WiX projects on team build server, but I don't want >> >> install WiX on build server, so I am planning add all needed files to >> >> source control. >> >> I have some problem when I am compile wixproj file. wixproj file >> >> contains those 2 lines: >> >> <WixTargetsPath Condition=" '$(WixTargetsPath)' == '' >> >> >> ">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\WiX\v3.0\Wix.targets</WixTargetsPath> >> >> <Import Project="$(WixTargetsPath)" /> >> >> >> >> Since WiX not installed on build machine I override CoreCompile target >> >> of Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.targets in my TFSBuild.proj file, so >> >> I can transfer WixTargetsPath to MSBuild task. The problems that build >> >> failed since I have error: >> >> Solution file warning MSB4122: Scanning project dependencies for >> >> project "MyProj.wixProj" failed. Blablabla since "WixTargetsPath" not >> >> exist. >> >> >> >> What I need to do to resolve this problem? >> >> >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> >> >> Dima >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! >> >> Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, >> >> along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness >> >> and boredom. 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