[wix-users] "ResolveWixReferences" task could not be loaded (Issue: 5289)

[Phill Hogland]

FYI - I have 3.10.3.2805 installed on two build systems and have not observed the issue, so seems it was introduced after 3.10.3.2805.

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From: wix-users <wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> on behalf of Sean Hall <r.sean.hall at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, May 9, 2016 11:28:20 AM
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Subject: Re: [wix-users] "ResolveWixReferences" task could not be loaded (Issue: 5289)

Looks like a legitimate bug against 3.10.3, can you file a bug?

Thanks,
Sean

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 10:26 AM, Sameera Perera <www.sameera at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I'm having the same issue as described in
> https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/5289
>
> I saw that the issue was closed with the comment that the problem was not
> setting the WixToolPath; which I assume is a reference to the steps in:
> http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/msbuild/daily_builds.html
>
> But, IIUC, these steps are for build machines where user doesn't want to
> setup Wix Toolset on this machine. However, I'm only trying to build my
> project locally where the toolset is already installed.
>
> In fact, I only have this issue with the latest version of Wix 3.10.3.2094.
> On another dev machine we have 3.10.2516 (by wix.dll version number) which
> builds the same project just fine. In VS, when I double click the build
> error, I'm taken to wix2010.targets which has:
>
> <WixInstallPath Condition=" '$(WixInstallPath)' ==
> ''">$(Registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Installer
> XML\3.11 at InstallRoot)</WixInstallPath>
>     <WixInstallPath Condition=" '$(WixInstallPath)' ==
> ''">$(Registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows
> Installer XML\3.11 at InstallRoot)</WixInstallPath>
>
> I checked the registry and there is no 3.11 key. There is a 3.10 key which
> has the absolute path to wix bin folder. I experimented by fixing the
> reference in wix2010.targets; which got me past the missing wixtasks.dll
> error. But, now gives the following error:
>
> Severity Code Description Project File Line Suppression State
> Error The "ResolveWixReferences" task was not found. Check the following:
> 1.) The name of the task in the project file is the same as the name of the
> task class. 2.) The task class is "public" and implements the
> Microsoft.Build.Framework.ITask interface. 3.) The task is correctly
> declared with <UsingTask> in the project file, or in the *.tasks files
> located in the "C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\14.0\bin" directory.
> .... C:\Program
> Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\wix2010.targets 735
>
>
> Thanks.
> Sameera
>
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