[wix-users] A circular reference of ordering dependencies was detected

[Edwin Castro]

I'm getting an odd "circular reference of ordering dependencies" error that
I don't understand.

First, the actual error:

------ Rebuild All started: Project: Bootstrapper1, Configuration: Debug
x86 ------
C:\Program Files (x86)\WiX Toolset v3.9\bin\candle.exe -dDebug
-d"DevEnvDir=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio
11.0\Common7\IDE\\" -d"SolutionDir=c:\users\ecastro\documents\visual studio
2012\Projects\Bootstrapper1\\" -dSolutionExt=.sln
-dSolutionFileName=Bootstrapper1.sln -dSolutionName=Bootstrapper1
-d"SolutionPath=c:\users\ecastro\documents\visual studio
2012\Projects\Bootstrapper1\Bootstrapper1.sln" -dConfiguration=Debug
-dOutDir=bin\Debug\ -dPlatform=x86
-d"ProjectDir=c:\users\ecastro\documents\visual studio
2012\Projects\Bootstrapper1\\" -dProjectExt=.wixproj
-dProjectFileName=Bootstrapper1.wixproj -dProjectName=Bootstrapper1
-d"ProjectPath=c:\users\ecastro\documents\visual studio
2012\Projects\Bootstrapper1\Bootstrapper1.wixproj"
-d"TargetDir=c:\users\ecastro\documents\visual studio
2012\Projects\Bootstrapper1\bin\Debug\\" -dTargetExt=.exe
-dTargetFileName=Bootstrapper1.exe -dTargetName=Bootstrapper1
-d"TargetPath=c:\users\ecastro\documents\visual studio
2012\Projects\Bootstrapper1\bin\Debug\Bootstrapper1.exe" -out obj\Debug\
-arch x86 -ext "C:\Program Files (x86)\WiX Toolset
v3.9\bin\\WixBalExtension.dll" Bundle.wxs
Windows Installer XML Toolset Compiler version 3.9.1208.0
Copyright (c) Outercurve Foundation. All rights reserved.
Bundle.wxs
C:\Program Files (x86)\WiX Toolset v3.9\bin\Light.exe -out
"c:\users\ecastro\documents\visual studio
2012\Projects\Bootstrapper1\bin\Debug\Bootstrapper1.exe" -pdbout
"c:\users\ecastro\documents\visual studio
2012\Projects\Bootstrapper1\bin\Debug\Bootstrapper1.wixpdb" -ext
"C:\Program Files (x86)\WiX Toolset v3.9\bin\\WixBalExtension.dll"
-contentsfile obj\Debug\Bootstrapper1.wixproj.BindContentsFileList.txt
-outputsfile obj\Debug\Bootstrapper1.wixproj.BindOutputsFileList.txt
-builtoutputsfile
obj\Debug\Bootstrapper1.wixproj.BindBuiltOutputsFileList.txt
-wixprojectfile "c:\users\ecastro\documents\visual studio
2012\Projects\Bootstrapper1\Bootstrapper1.wixproj" obj\Debug\Bundle.wixobj
Windows Installer XML Toolset Linker version 3.9.1208.0
Copyright (c) Outercurve Foundation. All rights reserved.
c:\users\ecastro\documents\visual studio
2012\Projects\Bootstrapper1\Bundle.wxs(18,0): error LGHT0343: A circular
reference of ordering dependencies was detected. The infinite loop
includes: Payload:PayloadA -> Payload:PayloadB -> Payload:PayloadA.
Ordering dependency references must form a directed acyclic graph.
Done building project "Bootstrapper1.wixproj" -- FAILED.


And now Bundle.wxs:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
  <Bundle Name="Bootstrapper1" Version="1.0.0.0"
Manufacturer="Manufacturer"
UpgradeCode="22b20cf0-2de5-4a3d-95f4-0337e7f84846">
    <Chain>
      <PackageGroupRef Id="PackageA"/>
      <PackageGroupRef Id="PackageB"/>
    </Chain>
  </Bundle>
  <Fragment>
    <PayloadGroup Id="PayloadA">
      <Payload Id="PayloadA" SourceFile="PayloadA.txt"/>
    </PayloadGroup>
  </Fragment>
  <Fragment>
    <PayloadGroup Id="PayloadB">
      <Payload Id="PayloadB" SourceFile="PayloadB.txt"/>
    </PayloadGroup>
  </Fragment>
  <Fragment>
    <PackageGroup Id="PackageA">
      <ExePackage Id="PackageA" SourceFile="PackageA.exe">
        <PayloadGroupRef Id="PayloadA"/>
        <PayloadGroupRef Id="PayloadB"/>
      </ExePackage>
    </PackageGroup>
  </Fragment>
  <Fragment>
    <PackageGroup Id="PackageB">
      <ExePackage Id="PackageB" SourceFile="PackageB.exe">
        <PayloadGroupRef Id="PayloadA"/>
        <PayloadGroupRef Id="PayloadB"/>
      </ExePackage>
    </PackageGroup>
  </Fragment>
</Wix>

I don't see where the cyclic reference occurs. What am I doing wrong here?


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Edwin G. Castro