[wix-devs] Build and test with Windows on Arm

[Rob Mensching]

I'll add that too.

-----Original Message-----
From: wix-devs <wix-devs-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> On Behalf Of Sean Hall via wix-devs
Sent: Monday, October 3, 2022 9:30 AM
To: WiX Toolset Developer Mailing List <wix-devs at lists.wixtoolset.org>
Cc: Sean Hall <r.sean.hall at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [wix-devs] Build and test with Windows on Arm

I think upgrading everything to .NET 6 will just mask the root cause. Test projects need to have <RollForward>Major</RollForward> so they can run on newer versions even if their target framework isn't available (for example,
https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix4/blob/ec6b93c7d601db880d0765fe12abb07a5ec2928e/src/api/burn/test/WixToolsetTest.Mba.Core/WixToolsetTest.Mba.Core.csproj#L8
).

On Sun, Oct 2, 2022 at 1:31 AM Pierrick Bouvier via wix-devs < wix-devs at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:

> Amazing!
>
> I'll happily test this when it's available :) I'll reply here to 
> confirm I can build and run tests for Windows on Arm.
>
> Pierrick
>
> On 10/2/22 02:40, Rob Mensching wrote:
> > I'm working the change through the integration tests. I missed a 
> > path
> change somewhere.
> >
> > I should have it done by the end of the weekend.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Pierrick Bouvier <pierrick.bouvier at linaro.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, October 1, 2022 10:38 AM
> > To: Rob Mensching <rob at firegiant.com>; WiX Toolset Developer Mailing
> List <wix-devs at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> > Subject: Re: [wix-devs] Build and test with Windows on Arm
> >
> > Hi Rob,
> >
> > thanks for your answer.
> > That would be great to make that upgrade yes, and that seems 
> > reasonable,
> especially for a "new" codebase like wix4.
> >
> > Do you need help for testing this, or doing any change? We are 
> > willing
> to help on this.
> >
> > Pierrick
> >
> > On 10/1/22 11:28, Rob Mensching wrote:
> >> When WiX v4 started on .NET Core, netcoreapp3.1 was the LTS. That's 
> >> why
> all of the .NET Core projects are netcoreapp3.1 (if they cannot be 
> netstandard2.0).
> >>
> >> However, I have been considering moving our minimum to .NET 6 since 
> >> it
> is the newest LTS and WiX v4 is likely to GA after (hopefully, not 
> much
> after) .NET Core 3.1 goes out of service.
> >>
> >> This is just one more reason to make the move. I'm making the 
> >> change
> now.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: wix-devs <wix-devs-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> On Behalf Of 
> >> Pierrick Bouvier via wix-devs
> >> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2022 1:36 AM
> >> To: wix-devs at lists.wixtoolset.org
> >> Cc: Pierrick Bouvier <pierrick.bouvier at linaro.org>
> >> Subject: [wix-devs] Build and test with Windows on Arm
> >>
> >> Hello Wix developers,
> >>
> >> at Linaro, we are working with Microsoft help enable and test 
> >> projects
> for Windows on Arm (https://www.linaro.org/windows-on-arm/). Wix is 
> widely used, and is a project where we are focusing our attention now.
> >>
> >> As a first step, I've been trying to build and run tests for Wix4 
> >> on
> this platform (using devbuild.cmd).
> >>
> >> I successfully installed dependencies:
> >> - dotnet 35 sp1
> >> - dotnet 6 sdk (for all arch)
> >> - VS components for ASP/Dotnet dev
> >> - dotnet core (for x86/x64)
> >>
> >> The problem is that some tests are trying to run using dotnet core, 
> >> and
> on arm64 platform. However, dotnet core 3.1 is not installable for 
> arm64 (and probably won't be, as it's reaching end of support in December 2022).
> >>
> >> Is there a way to deactivate those tests for this platform specifically?
> >>
> >> Beyond that, why Wix is supporting all those older Dotnet versions
> (customers need or codebase need)?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Pierrick
> >>
> >> ---
> >>
> >> Error log is:
> >>
> >>      CompileCoreTestExtensionWixlib ->
> >>
> ...\wix\Debug\test\CompileCoreTestExtensionWixlib\netcoreapp3.1\Compil
> eCoreTestExtensionWixlib.dll
> >>      You must install or update .NET to run this application.
> >>
> >>      App:
> >>
> ...\test\CompileCoreTestExtensionWixlib\netcoreapp3.1\CompileCoreTestE
> xtensionWixlib.dll
> >>      Architecture: arm64
> >>      Framework: 'Microsoft.NETCore.App', version '3.1.0' (arm64)
> >>      .NET location: C:\Program Files\dotnet\
> >>
> >>      The following frameworks were found:
> >>        6.0.9 at [C:\Program 
> >> Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
> >>
> >>      Learn about framework resolution:
> >>      https://aka.ms/dotnet/app-launch-failed
> >>
> >>      To install missing framework, download:
> >>
> >> https://aka.ms/dotnet-core-applaunch?framework=Microsoft.NETCore.Ap
> >> p&f
> >> ramework_version=3.1.0&arch=arm64&rid=win10-arm64
> >>
> C:\work\recipes\wix4\wix4\src\wix\test\CompileCoreTestExtensionWixlib\CompileCoreTestExtensionWixlib.csproj(28,5):
> >> error MSB3073: The command "dotnet
> >> C:\work\recipes\wix4\wix4\build\wix\Debug\test\CompileCoreTes
> >> tExtensionWixlib\netcoreapp3.1\CompileCoreTestExtensionWixlib.dll
> >> "C:\work\recipes\wix4\wix4\build\wix\obj\CompileCoreTestExtensionWi
> >> xli
> >> b\Debug\netcoreapp3.1\ "
> >> "C:\work\recipes\wix4\wix4\build\wix\TestData\Debu g\example.wixlib"
> >> "example.wxs"" exited with code -2147450730.
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