[wix-users] Debug Managed Bootstrapper

[Mark Olbert]

Okay, I figured out the problem. Should’ve just searched on the exception code error message.

When you migrate a project to the VS 2017 csproj format, building generates a number of error messages about duplicate attributes in the AssemblyInfo.cs file. I’ve resolved those in other projects by just deleting the AssemblyInfo.cs file (could’ve just commented out the offending lines, but removing the file itself doesn’t seem to cause any problems elsewhere).

But with a bootstrapper app you have to have the assembly: BootstrapperApplication(… attribute.

So deleting AssemblyInfo.cs removes that attribute, causing the problem I encountered.

Too bad the wix loader doesn’t provide a more helpful error message. Is there a away to suggest that the loader scan for the required attribute and, if it’s not found, say something like “No BootstrapperApplication found; have you marked the user interface assembly with…”?


  *   Mark

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Check the Event Viewer.  There's usually an Application Exception and a .NET Framework Exception.  The latter is usually quite helpful.

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I have a managed bootstrapper app which was working correctly but is now failing immediately after launch. In other words, everything compiles and builds correctly, but double-clicking the resulting exe file causes a brief screen flicker, and then nothing.

I've checked for log files in user/appdata/local/temp, and there's nothing (there are files from a few days ago, when the exe was working, but nothing more recent).

How do I figure out what's causing the exe to crash immediately upon launch? I've tried waiting for a debugger attachment when my derived BootstrapperApplication class' constructor is called, but that doesn't work.which says this must be a problem very early in the startup.


  *   Mark

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