[wix-users] EXT: Re: please install v141_xp build tools

[Vanniekerk, Tyrel (GE Healthcare)]

FYI, I know this is in the wrong mailing list, sorry 😊, but I got it to work in VS 2019.  Just had to add all the relevant 1.41 and VS 2017 build tools using the VS 2019 setup.

-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users <wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> On Behalf Of Sean Hall via wix-users
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 2:05 PM
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
Cc: Sean Hall <r.sean.hall at gmail.com>
Subject: EXT: Re: [wix-users] please install v141_xp build tools

Questions about building the toolset itself belong on the wix-devs mailing list, so please move this conversation there. The short answer is that v3 has a very complicated build system that tries to build with the correct version of Visual Studio based on what's installed on your machine, and
VS2019 came out after we stopped updating the build system so you'll need to use an older version of VS.

On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 11:35 AM Roberto via wix-users < wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:

> I have installed the v141_xp build tools, but I nevertheless get the 
> error
> below:
>
> "D:\SystemFolders\Downloads\wix3\wix.proj" (default target) (1) -> 
> "D:\SystemFolders\Downloads\wix3\src\tools\tools.proj" (default 
> target)
> (39)
> ->
> "D:\SystemFolders\Downloads\wix3\src\libs\libs.proj" (default target) 
> (40)
> ->
> "D:\SystemFolders\Downloads\wix3\src\libs\libs_multitarget.proj" 
> (default
> target) (41:2) ->
> "D:\SystemFolders\Downloads\wix3\src\libs\wcautil\wcautil.vcxproj" 
> (default
> target) (43:4) ->
>   C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual
>
> Studio\2019\BuildTools\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v160\Microsoft.CppBuild.ta
> rgets(
> 390,5): error MSB8020: The build tools fo r v141_xp (Platform Toolset 
> = 'v141_xp') cannot be found. To build using the v141_xp build tools, 
> please install v141_xp build tools.  Alternatively, you may upgrade to 
> the current Visual Studio tools by selecting the Project menu or 
> right-click the solution, and then selecting "Retarget solution".
> [D:\SystemFolders\Downloads\wix3\src\libs\wcautil\wcautil.vcxproj]
>
> I also tried: D:\SystemFolders\Downloads\wix3 > msbuild
> /p:PlatformToolset=v142
> Same result.
>
> The error is raised for the following projects:
>
> dutil.vcxproj
> wcautil.vcxproj
> deputil.vcxproj
>
>
>
> Any hints regarding this issue?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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