[wix-devs] Util.wixext.sln

[Bob Arnson]

You can't build WiX projects inside Visual Studio yet. That includes WiX itself, for .wixlibs embedded in extensions. To build those, build WiX from the command line. If your test MSI is one produced as part of a unit test, the WiX build will build those and run the tests (again, from the command line).

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From: wix-devs <wix-devs-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> On Behalf Of Ron Martin via wix-devs
Sent: Monday, 14 June, 2021 19:57
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Cc: Ron Martin <cpuwzd at comcast.net>
Subject: [wix-devs] Util.wixext.sln

Bob or Rob,

I don't know if this is what is holding me up, but I need to ask this again:

If you open the solution "Util.wixext.sln" in Debug mode in VS 2019, is the first project listed as "util (incompatible)"?

The conversion report seems to be telling me that Wix isn't installed.

util.wixproj references WixToolset.Sdk. There is a nuget package with that name, but I don't know how it's referenced.

Isn't it the "presence" of WixToolset.Sdk that allows VS 2019 to know what to do with .wixproj files?

How do I get the changes I make in src\ext\Util\ca\scauser.cpp to show up in my test msi?

Ron

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