[wix-devs] Can't compile WiX with SQL Server Management Studio installed with VS 2015

Bob Arnson bob at firegiant.com
Tue Apr 12 08:34:25 PDT 2016


You can disable VS2010 detection by passing in the DisableVS2010 property.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-devs [mailto:wix-devs-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of
> Steve Ogilvie
> Sent: Tuesday, 12 April, 2016 11:22
> To: WiX Dev User List <wix-devs at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> Subject: [wix-devs] Can't compile WiX with SQL Server Management Studio
> installed with VS 2015
> 
> Hey all,
> There is a compile issue with WiX and having a Visual Studio that is not 2010
> with SQL Server Management Studio...
> I have:
> WiX 3.10.2Visual Studio 2015 Update 2SQL Server 2012 (same issue with 2014)
> with Management Studio (which uses a Visual Studio 2010 Shell) (This is not SQL
> Express) I compile using: call "C:\Program Files
> (x86)\MSBuild\14.0\Bin\msbuild.exe" wix.proj /m:1 /p:Configuration=Release
> /clp:Verbosity=Normal /fl
> /flp:LogFile=C:\Dev\SetupCommon\Main\WIX_ToolSet_v3.10.2\Wix.log;Verbos
> ity=Detailed
> Try to compile and I get these errors:
> C:\Dev\SetupCommon\Main\WIX_ToolSet_v3.10.2\wix.proj" (default target)
> (1) ->"C:\Dev\SetupCommon\Main\WIX_ToolSet_v3.10.2\src\burn\burn.proj"
> (default target) (62) -
> >"C:\Dev\SetupCommon\Main\WIX_ToolSet_v3.10.2\src\libs\libs.proj"
> (default target) (63) -
> >"C:\Dev\SetupCommon\Main\WIX_ToolSet_v3.10.2\src\libs\libs_multitarget.
> proj" (default target) (64) -
> >"C:\Dev\SetupCommon\Main\WIX_ToolSet_v3.10.2\src\libs\wcautil\wcautil.v
> cxproj" (default target) (65) ->(PlatformPrepareForBuild target) ->  C:\Program
> Files
> (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\V140\Microsoft.Cpp.Platform.targets(55,5)
> : error MSB8020: The build tools for Visual Studio 2010 (Platform Toolset =
> 'v100') cannot be found. To build using the v100 build tools, pleaseinstall Visual
> Studio 2010 build tools.  Alternatively, you may upgrade to the current Visual
> Studio tools by selecting the Project menu or right-click the solution, and then
> selecting "Retarget solution".
> [C:\Dev\SetupCommon\Main\WIX_ToolSet_v3.10.2\src\libs
>  \wcautil\wcautil.vcxproj]
> 
> "C:\Dev\SetupCommon\Main\WIX_ToolSet_v3.10.2\wix.proj" (default target)
> (1) ->"C:\Dev\SetupCommon\Main\WIX_ToolSet_v3.10.2\src\burn\burn.proj"
> (default target) (62) -
> >"C:\Dev\SetupCommon\Main\WIX_ToolSet_v3.10.2\src\libs\libs.proj"
> (default target) (63) -
> >"C:\Dev\SetupCommon\Main\WIX_ToolSet_v3.10.2\src\libs\libs_multitarget.
> proj" (default target) (64:2) -
> >"C:\Dev\SetupCommon\Main\WIX_ToolSet_v3.10.2\src\libs\wcautil\wcautil.v
> cxproj" (default target) (65:3) ->  C:\Program Files
> (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\V140\Microsoft.Cpp.Platform.targets(55,5)
> : error MSB8020: The build tools for Visual Studio 2010 (Platform Toolset =
> 'v100') cannot be found. To build using the v100 build tools, pleaseinstall Visual
> Studio 2010 build tools.  Alternatively, you may upgrade to the current Visual
> Studio tools by selecting the Project menu or right-click the solution, and then
> selecting "Retarget solution".
> [C:\Dev\SetupCommon\Main\WIX_ToolSet_v3.10.2\src\libs\wcautil\wcautil.vc
> xproj]
>     22 Warning(s)    2 Error(s)    If I uninstall "Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Shell"
> and try to compile all works...
> I need the SQL Server Management Studio installed...
> Can this be fixed for future releases?
> Thanks,
> Steve
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