I have tried both CreateProperty and PropertyGroup, and neither seem
to work. I have placed mine inside Project element inside the
TFSBuild.proj file which looks like this
<PropertyGroup>
<TestProp>TestString</TestProp>
</PropertyGroup>
<PropertyGroup>
<DefineConstants>Test=$(TestProp)</DefineConstants>
</PropertyGroup>
So based off my understanding, the DefineConstants should be totally
replaced using the above code, but when checking the build log, it has
all the defines that have been specified using votive.
Any ideas?
2008/8/1 Neil Enns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> You can definitely do this. My first question is why are you using
> CreateProperty instead of setting a property directly using <PropertyGroup>
> elements? You should only have to use CreateProperty if the value is
> something computed on the fly by the build.
>
> Here's what our project file looks like:
>
> <!-- This group contains properties we use to indicate the location of
> various files on disk -->
> <PropertyGroup>
> <!-- Location of the redistributables that get built into setup. -->
> <RedistPath>$(EXTPATH)\BootstrapFiles</RedistPath>
> <!-- Where the source files are for the installation package. -->
>
> <SourceFileLocation>$(INETROOT)\target\$(Configuration)\i386</SourceFileLocation>
> <PropertyGroup>
>
> <!-- Override the defined constants from the Wix Targets to pass in
> appropriate constants from the environment. -->
> <PropertyGroup>
> <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);SourceFileLocation=$(SourceFileLocation);RedistPath=$(RedistPath)</DefineConstants>
> </PropertyGroup>
>
> The values for $(DefineConstants), $(SourceFileLocation), etc. can come from
> anywhere, including from your TFSBuild.proj file I believe. In our case they
> happen to be in the same .wixproj as the <DefineConstants> element.
>
> Neil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe Pub
> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 9:03 AM
> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [WiX-users] Overriding DefaultConstants or sending variables to
> candle using TFSBuild
>
> Hi,
>
> I am using Wix 3.0.4318.0. I have created a Wix project using Votive
> and have added it to TFS. I am attempting to either customise the
> whole DefaultConstants property inside my TFSBuild.proj file or create
> a property which is referenced in the DefaultsConstants property at no
> avail.
>
> I have created a property insode the BeforeCompile target inside
> TFSBuild.proj like this
>
> <CreateProperty Value="TestString">
> <Output TaskParameter="Value" PropertyName="TestProp"/>
> </CreateProperty>
>
> and then Votive has a reference to using the Define preprocessor
>
> Test=$(TestProp).
>
> When checking the Build log, the candle command line lists the Test
> var as empty.
>
> I have also tried another approach of attempting to override the whole
> DefaultsConstants property inside TFSBuild.proj. Is there a way to
> get variables to the candle compiler?
>
> Thanks
>
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