[wix-devs] Issues in Netfx.wixext repo

Sun Aug 16 09:52:11 PDT 2020

We're still making breaking changes. Someone needs to address those
breaking changes in NetFx.wixext and update the WixToolset.Sdk package in
global.json.

As an aside, those manually built error messages aren't relevant. If you
wanted to try to build it manually, you have to use v4's wix.exe instead of
v3's light.exe and candle.exe.

On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 10:51 PM James Parsons via wix-devs <
wix-devs at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:

> It looks like the formatting got messed up somehow... sorry about that!
> ________________________________
> From: wix-devs <wix-devs-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> on behalf of James
> Parsons via wix-devs <wix-devs at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 8:49 PM
> To: wix-devs at lists.wixtoolset.org <wix-devs at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> Cc: James Parsons <Parsons.James at microsoft.com>
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [wix-devs] Issues in Netfx.wixext repo
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I cloned the Netfx.wixext<
> https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fwixtoolset%2FNetfx.wixext&data=02%7C01%7CParsons.James%40microsoft.com%7Cbb964fac8b1e4e138af608d83f3bf2c9%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637328874003588750&sdata=dBdBgIV%2BkZSvot6pSxWXh7%2F8MIPfjBHuYBjqk3QtY1g%3D&reserved=0>
> repository with the intent to build it and run the tests (particularly the
> ones involving .NET Core package definitions).
>
> If I run AppVeyor.cmd with a fresh clone, it results in some errors (full
> logs in appveyor_errors.txt) involving wix.targets:
> C:\Users\japarson\.nuget\packages\wixtoolset.sdk\4.0.0-build-0143\tools\wix.targets(649,5):
> error : MissingMethodException: Method not found: 'Void
> WixToolset.Extensibility.Services.IParseHelper.CreateSimpleRefer
> ence(WixToolset.Data.IntermediateSection,
> WixToolset.Data.SourceLineNumber,
> WixToolset.Data.IntermediateSymbolDefinition, System.String)'.
> [E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\wixlib\netfx.wixproj]
> C:\Users\japarson\.nuget\packages\wixtoolset.sdk\4.0.0-build-0143\tools\wix.targets(649,5):
> error :    at
> WixToolset.Util.UtilCompiler.ParseWixSearchRefElement(Intermediate
> intermediate, IntermediateSection secti
> on, XElement node) [E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\wixlib\netfx.wixproj]
> C:\Users\japarson\.nuget\packages\wixtoolset.sdk\4.0.0-build-0143\tools\wix.targets(649,5):
> error :    at
> WixToolset.Util.UtilCompiler.ParsePossibleKeyPathElement(Intermediate
> intermediate, IntermediateSection se
> ction, XElement parentElement, XElement element, IDictionary`2 context) in
> C:\projects\util-wixext\src\wixext\UtilCompiler.cs:line 296
> [E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\wixlib\netfx.wixproj]
> C:\Users\japarson\.nuget\packages\wixtoolset.sdk\4.0.0-build-0143\tools\wix.targets(649,5):
> error :    at WixToolset.Util.UtilCompiler.ParseElement(Intermediate
> intermediate, IntermediateSection section, XElement
>  parentElement, XElement element, IDictionary`2 context) in
> C:\projects\util-wixext\src\wixext\UtilCompiler.cs:line 103
> [E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\wixlib\netfx.wixproj]
> C:\Users\japarson\.nuget\packages\wixtoolset.sdk\4.0.0-build-0143\tools\wix.targets(649,5):
> error :    at
> WixToolset.Core.ExtensibilityServices.ParseHelper.ParseExtensionElement(IEnumerable`1
> extensions, Intermed
> iate intermediate, IntermediateSection section, XElement parentElement,
> XElement element, IDictionary`2 context) in
> C:\projects\core\src\WixToolset.Core\ExtensibilityServices\ParseHelper.cs:line
> 860 [E:\GitHub\Ne
> tfx.wixext\src\wixlib\netfx.wixproj]
> C:\Users\japarson\.nuget\packages\wixtoolset.sdk\4.0.0-build-0143\tools\wix.targets(649,5):
> error :    at WixToolset.Core.Compiler.ParseFragmentElement(XElement node)
> in C:\projects\core\src\WixToolset.Core\Compi
> ler.cs:line 6118 [E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\wixlib\netfx.wixproj]
> C:\Users\japarson\.nuget\packages\wixtoolset.sdk\4.0.0-build-0143\tools\wix.targets(649,5):
> error :    at WixToolset.Core.Compiler.ParseWixElement(XElement node) in
> C:\projects\core\src\WixToolset.Core\Compiler.c
> s:line 223 [E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\wixlib\netfx.wixproj]
> C:\Users\japarson\.nuget\packages\wixtoolset.sdk\4.0.0-build-0143\tools\wix.targets(649,5):
> error :    at WixToolset.Core.Compiler.Compile(ICompileContext context) in
> C:\projects\core\src\WixToolset.Core\Compiler
> .cs:line 140 [E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\wixlib\netfx.wixproj]
> C:\Users\japarson\.nuget\packages\wixtoolset.sdk\4.0.0-build-0143\tools\wix.targets(649,5):
> error :    at
> WixToolset.Core.CommandLine.BuildCommand.CompilePhase(IDictionary`2
> preprocessorVariables, IEnumerable`1 s
> ourceFiles, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in
> C:\projects\core\src\WixToolset.Core\CommandLine\BuildCommand.cs:line 235
> [E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\wixlib\netfx.wixproj]
> C:\Users\japarson\.nuget\packages\wixtoolset.sdk\4.0.0-build-0143\tools\wix.targets(649,5):
> error :    at
> WixToolset.Core.CommandLine.BuildCommand.ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken
> cancellationToken) in C:\projects\
> core\src\WixToolset.Core\CommandLine\BuildCommand.cs:line 115
> [E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\wixlib\netfx.wixproj]
> C:\Users\japarson\.nuget\packages\wixtoolset.sdk\4.0.0-build-0143\tools\wix.targets(649,5):
> error :    at
> WixToolset.BuildTasks.WixBuild.ExecuteCoreAsync(IWixToolsetCoreServiceProvider
> coreProvider, String comman
> dLineString, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in
> C:\projects\tools\src\WixToolset.BuildTasks\WixBuild_InProc.cs:line 23
> [E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\wixlib\netfx.wixproj]
> C:\Users\japarson\.nuget\packages\wixtoolset.sdk\4.0.0-build-0143\tools\wix.targets(649,5):
> error :    at WixToolset.BuildTasks.ToolsetTask.ExecuteInProc(String
> commandLineString) in C:\projects\tools\src\WixTool
> set.BuildTasks\ToolsetTask_InProc.cs:line 39
> [E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\wixlib\netfx.wixproj]
> C:\Users\japarson\.nuget\packages\wixtoolset.sdk\4.0.0-build-0143\tools\wix.targets(649,5):
> error :  [E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\wixlib\netfx.wixproj]
> If I run msbuild on NetFx.wixext.sln, it results in a different set of
> errors (full logs in msbuild_errors.txt) also involving wix.targets:
> C:\Users\japarson\.nuget\packages\wixtoolset.sdk\4.0.0-build-0143\tools\wix.targets
> : error WIX288: The variable
> 'E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\build\Debug\ARM64\netfxca.dll' with value '' was
> previously declared with v
> alue ''. [E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\wixlib\netfx.wixproj]
> C:\Users\japarson\.nuget\packages\wixtoolset.sdk\4.0.0-build-0143\tools\wix.targets
> : error WIX288: The variable
> 'E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\build\Debug\x86\netfxca.dll' with value '' was
> previously declared with val
> ue ''. [E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\wixlib\netfx.wixproj]
> C:\Users\japarson\.nuget\packages\wixtoolset.sdk\4.0.0-build-0143\tools\wix.targets
> : error WIX288: The variable
> 'E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\build\Debug\x64\netfxca.dll' with value '' was
> previously declared with val
> ue ''. [E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\wixlib\netfx.wixproj]
> If I try to build the test data manually
> Netfx.wixext\src\test\WixToolsetTest.Netfx\TestData\UsingDotNetCorePackages\Bundle.wxs,
> I get the following errors:
> PS E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext> candle.exe -ext WixNetFxExtension -ext
> WixBalExtension
> .\src\test\WixToolsetTest.Netfx\TestData\UsingDotNetCorePackages\Bundle.wxs
> Windows Installer XML Toolset Compiler version 3.11.2.4516
> Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved.
>
> Bundle.wxs
> E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\test\WixToolsetTest.Netfx\TestData\UsingDotNetCorePackages\Bundle.wxs(2)
> : error CNDL0199 : The Wix element has an incorrect namespace
> of '
> https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwixtoolset.org%2Fschemas%2Fv4%2Fwxs&data=02%7C01%7CParsons.James%40microsoft.com%7Cbb964fac8b1e4e138af608d83f3bf2c9%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637328874003598745&sdata=kcn73qTS%2FTBw%2B7WS%2BIxYMxElgc%2FsmaK0JGsA1m%2Bpcik%3D&reserved=0'.
> Please make the Wix element look like the following: <Wix xmlns="
> https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fschemas.microsoft.com%2Fwix%2F2006%2Fwi&data=02%7C01%7CParsons.James%40microsoft.com%7Cbb964fac8b1e4e138af608d83f3bf2c9%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637328874003598745&sdata=jtiLqRqz001LHyXBr3E1Eh7rCjGRYLmuJiCyjSizlwE%3D&reserved=0
> ">.
> If I fix the namespace issues as so:
> xmlns="
> https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fschemas.microsoft.com%2Fwix%2F2006%2Fwi&data=02%7C01%7CParsons.James%40microsoft.com%7Cbb964fac8b1e4e138af608d83f3bf2c9%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637328874003598745&sdata=jtiLqRqz001LHyXBr3E1Eh7rCjGRYLmuJiCyjSizlwE%3D&reserved=0
> "
> xmlns:bal="
> https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fschemas.microsoft.com%2Fwix%2FBalExtension&data=02%7C01%7CParsons.James%40microsoft.com%7Cbb964fac8b1e4e138af608d83f3bf2c9%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637328874003598745&sdata=0h2amQy57Cs7ZZtk7v2s3ipdO092B4j%2B2SDH%2Bg5qZEY%3D&reserved=0
> "
> The file compiles with candle.exe, but fails with light.exe:
> PS E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext> light.exe .\Bundle.wixobj
> Windows Installer XML Toolset Linker version 3.11.2.4516
> Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved.
>
> E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\test\WixToolsetTest.Netfx\TestData\UsingDotNetCorePackages\Bundle.wxs(5)
> : error LGHT0094 : Unresolved reference to symbol
> 'WixBootstrapperApplication:WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.HyperlinkLicense'
> in section 'Bundle:WixStdBa'.
> E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\test\WixToolsetTest.Netfx\TestData\UsingDotNetCorePackages\Bundle.wxs(9)
> : error LGHT0094 : Unresolved reference to symbol
> 'ChainPackageGroup:AspNetCoreRuntime310Redist_x64' in section
> 'Bundle:WixStdBa'.
> E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\test\WixToolsetTest.Netfx\TestData\UsingDotNetCorePackages\Bundle.wxs(10)
> : error LGHT0094 : Unresolved reference to symbol
> 'ChainPackageGroup:DesktopNetCoreRuntime310Redist_x64' in section
> 'Bundle:WixStdBa'.
> E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\test\WixToolsetTest.Netfx\TestData\UsingDotNetCorePackages\Bundle.wxs(11)
> : error LGHT0094 : Unresolved reference to symbol
> 'ChainPackageGroup:AspNetCoreRuntime311Redist_x64' in section
> 'Bundle:WixStdBa'.
> E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\test\WixToolsetTest.Netfx\TestData\UsingDotNetCorePackages\Bundle.wxs(12)
> : error LGHT0094 : Unresolved reference to symbol
> 'ChainPackageGroup:DesktopNetCoreRuntime311Redist_x64' in section
> 'Bundle:WixStdBa'.
> E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\test\WixToolsetTest.Netfx\TestData\UsingDotNetCorePackages\Bundle.wxs(13)
> : error LGHT0094 : Unresolved reference to symbol
> 'ChainPackageGroup:AspNetCoreRuntime312Redist_x64' in section
> 'Bundle:WixStdBa'.
> E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\test\WixToolsetTest.Netfx\TestData\UsingDotNetCorePackages\Bundle.wxs(14)
> : error LGHT0094 : Unresolved reference to symbol
> 'ChainPackageGroup:DesktopNetCoreRuntime312Redist_x64' in section
> 'Bundle:WixStdBa'.
> E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\test\WixToolsetTest.Netfx\TestData\UsingDotNetCorePackages\Bundle.wxs(15)
> : error LGHT0094 : Unresolved reference to symbol
> 'ChainPackageGroup:AspNetCoreRuntime313Redist_x64' in section
> 'Bundle:WixStdBa'.
> E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\test\WixToolsetTest.Netfx\TestData\UsingDotNetCorePackages\Bundle.wxs(16)
> : error LGHT0094 : Unresolved reference to symbol
> 'ChainPackageGroup:DesktopNetCoreRuntime313Redist_x64' in section
> 'Bundle:WixStdBa'.
> E:\GitHub\Netfx.wixext\src\test\WixToolsetTest.Netfx\TestData\UsingDotNetCorePackages\Bundle.wxs(17)
> : error LGHT0094 : Unresolved reference to symbol
> 'ChainPackageGroup:DotNetCoreRuntime313Redist_x64' in section
> 'Bundle:WixStdBa'.
> Does anyone know what might be going on here? Am I doing something wrong?
> I'm sorry if these are silly questions, I'm new to Wix development.
>
> Thank you,
> James
>
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