[wix-users] Tricks and Tips on Automating Builds and Releases with VSTS Team Build 2015 and WiX

[Christopher Painter]

For TFS I simply add the sln to the solutions to build list. For PowerShell I use the Invoke-MsBuild module like such:


    # https://github.com/deadlydog/Invoke-MsBuild
    Import-Module "$PSScriptRoot\Invoke-MsBuild"



  # Version and build the installer
    $slnFile = "$pwd\Installer\Installer.sln"
    if(Test-Path $slnFile)
    {
    $buildResult = Invoke-MsBuild -Path $slnFile -MsBuildParameters "/t:Rebuild /p:Configuration=Release;Platform=Installer;MSIProductVersion=$buildNumber" -ShowBuildOutputInCurrentWindow -BuildLogDirectoryPath $pwd
    if ($buildResult.BuildSucceeded -eq $false)
    {
        Write-Host "Installer Build Failed"
        Exit -2
    }
    }


For MSDOS BAT files I say:

call build_one.bat "%CD%\Installer\Installer.sln" Installer

where build_one.bat has:

rem --------------------------------------------------------------------
rem Set build path based on installed Visual Studio version
rem --------------------------------------------------------------------
@if exist "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\MSBuild\14.0\bin" (
set "ms_build_path=%ProgramFiles(x86)%\MSBuild\14.0\bin"
) else (
set "ms_build_path=%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319"
)


rem --------------------------------------------------------------------
rem Only set the path once
rem --------------------------------------------------------------------
if not defined build_path_initialized (
set "build_path_initialized=TRUE"
set "path=%ms_build_path%;%path%"
)


msbuild %1 /t:Rebuild /p:Configuration=Release;Platform=%2




________________________________
From: wix-users <wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> on behalf of Anna Flyam | Landtech <anna at landtechdataservices.com>
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 9:55 AM
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List
Subject: Re: [wix-users] Tricks and Tips on Automating Builds and Releases with VSTS Team Build 2015 and WiX

Are you using TFS/VSTS with this 3-rd party software? Does it generate
msbuild script or a custom set of tasks (json files) that you can import to
drive the process?

Thank you so very much,
Anna

On Jul 13, 2017 5:26 PM, "Wheeler, Blaine (DSHS/DCS)" <BWheeler at dshs.wa.gov>
wrote:

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> out build definition.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf
> Of Anna Flyam | Landtech
> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2017 12:41 PM
> To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List
> Subject: [wix-users] Tricks and Tips on Automating Builds and Releases
> with VSTS Team Build 2015 and WiX
>
> If every app is a .net application it's easy to create one build
> definition that builds all the app, but it gets interesting if you need to
> build/package/deploy VB6 legacy applications, .net solution, and WiX
> solution.
> We have 3 different build processes that get source code from 3 different
> Team Projects in VS Version Control. One for .net apps, one for VB6 legacy
> applications, and one for Installer (includes WiX setup projects, Custom
> Actions project, and the custom manged BA). When you have process that has
> segregated elements, they somehow need to be brought together.
>
> Are you utilizing the REST APIs provided by VSTS within a Poweshell script
> to create a Master build that calls other builds? Are there any good
> samples?
> Do you have tips and tricks that you can share on how to put it all
> together using VSTS Team Build 2015?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Anna
>
> PS: We are refactoring a very large pre-MSI process and I can use your
> advice in order to do it efficiently and avoid serious mistakes.
>
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