[wix-users] Can't debug Managed Bootstrapper with Wix 3.10.2

[Farrukh Waheed]

Thanks John,
I think, its a thread with subject "WiX v3.10.2 Important Security Fix
Release breaks Debugging?"

I just found this it in my Spam folder.. Kudos to Gmail.. :)

On 1 February 2016 at 19:24, John Cooper <JoCooper at jackhenry.com> wrote:

> No, it is not a bug.  It is a feature of the clean room security.  There
> has already been some discussion of this on the list.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf
> Of Farrukh Waheed
> Sent: Monday, February 1, 2016 2:01 AM
> To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> Subject: [wix-users] Can't debug Managed Bootstrapper with Wix 3.10.2
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> Hi Guys,
> Don't know if it is only me facing this. I was able to debug my managed
> bootstrapper project in VS 2013 with Wix 3.10.0.2xxx properly. But when I
> installed 3.10.2, it was unable to detect any breakbpoints and started
> directly without stopping at any breakpoint. I tried cleaning solution,
> Rebuild again and again, but in vain.
>
> The only workaround I found to make it debug is to use this code:
> #if DEBUG
>            Debugger.Launch();
> #endif
>
> And it would launch a separate instance of Visual Studio to debug from
> here.
>
> I verified this, by un-installing 3.10.2 and installed 3.10.0.2xxx and it
> started working fine. Then I installed 3.10.2 again and problem comes back
> again.
>
> Anyone else is facing similar issues? Is this a bug of 3.10.2?
>
> Regards
> Farrukh Waheed
>
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