[wix-users] Bootstrapper and patching

[Phill Hogland]

It seems like this could be achieved by inserting your tool (or an MSBuild ITask) into the BeforeBuild task of the bundle to get the MSI/MSP version and set a pre-processor variable in your .wixproj file (or write it out to a .wxi file), which is then used by your bundle project to set the version, so that candle has access to the desired version when you are compiling the bundle.

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From: wix-users <wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> on behalf of Rob Mensching <rob at firegiant.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2016 11:35:17 AM
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Subject: Re: [wix-users] Bootstrapper and patching

IIRC, there is a feature request for that. Maybe you could implement it?

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From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Patterson, Brent
Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2016 9:17 AM
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Subject: Re: [wix-users] Bootstrapper and patching

Yes.  I have a tool that builds both MSI/MSP and the bootstrapper bundle.  The tool replaces the version number, so they're always the same.  I.e. If MSI is 2.0.0.0, bundle is 2.0.0.0.  If MSP is 2.1.0.0, the patch bundle is 2.1.0.0.  But since the bundle hides the MSI, it shows the bundle's version number, and not the MSI/MSP's version.  I want to update the bundle's version number.

Thanks

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