Here is what I consider a better powershell script to execute msbuild. What I
really like about this script is that it finds msbuild on its own and sets a
number of default values that can be overridden at call-time. This script is
really good for command line usage. If I just needed to automate the call of
msbuild with hard coded values in another powershell script then I wouldn't use
this script. In this case I would just call msbuild directly with the hard
coded values.
#-----------------------------------------------------
# build.ps1
[CmdletBinding(PositionalBinding = $false)]
param (
[ValidateSet('Build', 'Clean', 'Rebuild')]
[string]
$Target = 'Build',
[ValidateSet('Release', 'Debug')]
[string]
$Configuration = 'Release',
[ValidateSet('Mixed Platforms', 'Any CPU', 'x64', 'x86')]
[string] $Platform = 'Mixed Platforms',
[Parameter(ValueFromRemainingArguments = $true)]
[Alias('Args')]
[string[]] $ArgumentList
)
$MSBuildCmd = $(
Get-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSBuild\ToolsVersions\4.0 |
Select-Object -ExpandProperty MSBuildToolsPath |
Join-Path -ChildPath MSBuild.exe
)
$MSBuildArgs = @(
, '/fl'
, '/flp:PerformanceSummary;Verbosity=normal'
, '/v:normal'
, '/tv:4.0'
, "/p:Configuration=${Configuration}"
, "/p:Platform=${Platform}"
, "/t:${Target}"
)
& $MSBuildCmd $MSBuildArgs $ArgumentList
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: john.burak [mailto:john.bu...@telvent.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 2:36 PM
> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] using wix with powershell
>
> I've done it and it works fine. One tricky thing was working with
> PowerShell's
> parsing modes to get the arguments passed-in correctly (notice the back-tick-
> escaped double quotes in the $msBuildArgs parameter, below).
> If you manually use Candle/Light you have to worry about compiling fragments
> ahead of time and passing them into Light (ugh). It's much easier to set up a
> Visual Studio project and call msbuild on it. :)
>
> Here is a stripped down version of the script I call to compile .sln files.
> I haven't tested this exact code, but it should get you in the right
> direction. I'd
> call it with a command somewhat like /c:\path\MyInstaller.sln |
> c:\buildTools\compileWixSolution.ps1/ , assuming you save it to
> "compileWixSolution.ps1" and the defaults for the last two parameters are
> correct. You can also pipe in multiple solutions, which I do. It will
> create a nice
> log file if msbuild had errors compiling the project.
>
> param
> (
> [parameter(
> Mandatory=$true,
> ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
> [System.IO.FileInfo]
> # The solution to compile
> $file,
>
> [System.IO.FileInfo]
> # The handle to the MSBuild executable.
> $msBuild =
> "C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\msbuild.exe",
>
> [String]
> $msbuildArgs = "`"$file`" /target:rebuild
> `"/property:Configuration=Debug;Platform=x86`" /v:minimal /maxcpucount:2"
> )
> Process
> {
> $log = ("" + $file.FullName + "_msbuild.log")
> if(Test-Path $log){ Remove-Item $log } # Remove old, previous log file.
>
> # Run msbuild
> $process = Start-Process $msBuild -ArgumentList $msbuildArgs -Wait -
> PassThru -NoNewWindow -RedirectStandardOutput $log
> if($process.ExitCode)
> { Write-Error "Error from $msBuild. See $log" } }
>
>
> Edwin G. Castro wrote
> >
> > Are you trying to build a wix project? The easiest way to do this is
> > to simply call
> >
> > msbuild solution.sln
> >
> > Or perhaps
> >
> > msbuild project.wixproj
> >
> > Passing the usual command line arguments to msbuild.
> >
> > If you are truly looking to call candle.exe, light.exe, etc. then just
> > call them with the appropriate arguments.
> >
> > What exactly is your goal?
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Sean Farrow [mailto:sean.farrow@.co]
> >> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 7:29 PM
> >> To: wix-users@.sourceforge
> >> Subject: [WiX-users] using wix with powershell
> >>
> >> Hi All:
> >> Has anybody got any experience of automating wix from powershell,
> >> either from the standard interface or writing cmdlets.
> >> I'm looking to automate a build system.
> >> Any help appreciated.Regards
> >> Sean.
> >
>
>
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