[wix-users] Install WiX Toolset in a Windows Docker Image

[Sverre Moe]

I went with installing WiX Toolset through Chocolatey.
Same with the Windows 10 SDK.

Chocolatey allowed me to install WiX silently in a Docker image.

choco install wixtoolset
choco install windows-sdk-10.1

/Sverre


tor. 4. jun. 2020 kl. 22:56 skrev Rob Mensching <rob at firegiant.com>:

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> *From:* Sverre Moe <sverre.moe at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 3, 2020 5:38 AM
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> *Cc:* Rob Mensching <rob at firegiant.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [wix-users] Install WiX Toolset in a Windows Docker Image
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> I am not quite following what you are suggesting.
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> What is Burn?
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> tir. 2. jun. 2020 kl. 18:05 skrev Rob Mensching via wix-users <
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> Sorry, here's the standard command-line that Burn should respect:
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> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/msi/standard-installer-command-line-options
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> From: wix-users <wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> On Behalf Of Rob
> Mensching via wix-users
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> -s
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> Last I checked Win10 SDK was also a Burn based bundle so "-s" should work
> there too.
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> Sverre Moe via wix-users
> Sent: Tuesday, June 2, 2020 8:56 AM
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> Cc: Sverre Moe <sverre.moe at gmail.com>
> Subject: [wix-users] Install WiX Toolset in a Windows Docker Image
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> How can I install the WiX Toolset in a Windows Docker image?
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> Docker Desktop is installed and working. It is fully capable to build
> docker images I can run.
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> Though installing WiX requires using the GUI installer. Thus I have not
> yet found out how to install it on the docker image.
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> There is possibility to silent install with PowerShell, but only if the
> EXE/MSI support command line arguments.
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> I have seen some installing WiX Toolset through Chocolatey.
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> Installing the .NET Framework Runtime 3.5 which is required for WiX
> Toolset is easily done silently with PowerShell.
> RUN powershell Set-Service -Name wuauserv -StartupType "Manual"; `
>   Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName "NetFx3" -All;
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> However installing the SignTool from the Windows 10 SDK has not been
> possible. this installer does not seem to have any command line arguments.
> Without it I cannot sign the installers created by WiX.
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> I am using windows:1903 as the base docker image, since I am running
> Windows 10 Pro. I could have gotten SignTool by using
> dotnet/framework/sdk:4.8 as base image, but it is based on Windows Server.
> I read that you had to run the same Windows base as the host Windows. I do
> not need the SDK for anything else (Unless WiX needs it?).
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> /Sverre
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