[wix-users] Official 3.14 release date

[ivan.peev at gmail.com]

Hi Serge,

Please install VS 2017 from the link I have provided. Then try the detection there. Thank you!

> On Jun 11, 2019, at 5:06 PM, Xomega Team <misc at xomega.net> wrote:
> 
> FWIW, I tried the latest dev build of 3.14, and it appears to detect VS 2017 for me both when VS 2017 and VS 2019 are installed side by side, and when only VS 2017 is installed. In both cases though vswhere finds all installed instances just fine for me.
> 
> Thanks for pushing that build out. Next we'll try to use it for VS 2019 and will report back if we have any issues.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Serge Sarafudinov
> Xomega Architect
> 
> 
>> On Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 4:38 PM Rob Mensching via wix-users <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
>> As I understand the design, arguably this:
>> 
>> > WiX 3.11 built installers work on a machine with VS 2017 where vswhere tool doesn’t work.
>> 
>> ...is a bug. But I didn't write the code and have little interest in spending my free time debugging the issue for you. I believe you can find the code here: https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix3/blob/develop/src/ext/VSExtension/ca/vsca.cpp
>> 
>> Best of luck. If you want someone to meet your demand to spend their free time working on something that is important to you, there is a Commercial Support option for you to exchange money for time: https://www.firegiant.com/support-options/
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ivan.peev at gmail.com <ivan.peev at gmail.com> 
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 1:30 PM
>> To: Rob Mensching <rob at firegiant.com>
>> Cc: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>; Hoover, Jacob <Jacob.Hoover at greenheck.com>
>> Subject: Re: [wix-users] Official 3.14 release date
>> 
>> Rob,
>> 
>> It is definitely a bug in WiX. I have already provided plenty of evidence. WiX 3.11 built installers work on a machine with VS 2017 where vswhere tool doesn’t work. I will do one more test with VS 2019 and report if vswhere works there.
>> 
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