[wix-users] Bootstrapper does not wait for bundle to be installed

Mon Mar 29 12:27:35 PDT 2021

Yes, even though I close my BA, there is still an open handle to the
process.

На пн, 29.03.2021 г. в 22:10 ч. Hoover, Jacob <Jacob.Hoover at greenheck.com>
написа:

> With the exe package UI up, do you still see the process in task manager?
> I ask, because I wonder if the exe is a self extracting MSI or zip, and
> it’s running something else.
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> *From:* Ивайло Гугалов <ivaylogugalov at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, March 29, 2021 2:08 PM
> *To:* Hoover, Jacob <Jacob.Hoover at greenheck.com>
> *Cc:* WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [wix-users] Bootstrapper does not wait for bundle to be
> installed
>
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> Removing the silent switch has the expected effect - the exe package shows
> it's own UI.
> The ExecutePackageComplete event is again raised immediately, so the
> Bundle is installed without the exe package.
>
> The event was received at 11:51:*07* based on the Wix log file, while the
> exe package logs start at 11:51:*11*. No errors are observed in either of
> the log files.
> I can't tell how "basic" the package is, as I am not it's creator, but as
> far as I know, it's not created with Wix.
>
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> На пн, 29.03.2021 г. в 20:15 ч. Hoover, Jacob <Jacob.Hoover at greenheck.com>
> написа:
>
> What happens if you take off the silent switch on the exe package [for
> debugging, not for production]?  Is there anything in the exe packages
> logging that would indicate a time gap or any errors?
>
>
>
> The only way the engine doesn’t wait for completion on a “basic” exe
> package is if the fire and forget flag is set.
>
>
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> *From:* Ивайло Гугалов <ivaylogugalov at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, March 29, 2021 11:57 AM
> *To:* Hoover, Jacob <Jacob.Hoover at greenheck.com>
> *Cc:* WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [wix-users] Bootstrapper does not wait for bundle to be
> installed
>
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>
> I am using Wix 3.10 and I am using
> "bootstrapper.Engine.Plan(LaunchAction.Install);" to start the
> installation. I am not using the Protocol attribute anywhere.
> I have attached the install logs.
>
>
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> На пн, 29.03.2021 г. в 19:17 ч. Hoover, Jacob <Jacob.Hoover at greenheck.com>
> написа:
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> https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix3/blob/develop/src/burn/engine/apply.cpp#L1813
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> Assuming per user:
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> https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix3/blob/develop/src/burn/engine/exeengine.cpp#L370
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> And the loop:
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> https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix3/blob/develop/src/burn/engine/exeengine.cpp#L564
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> You aren’t doing anything funky with Protocol (
> https://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/xsd/wix/exepackage.html) ,
> or is your BA returning BOOTSTRAPPER_ACTION_UPDATE_REPLACE for the
> planning of that ExePackage? Also knowing what version of Wix you are using
> would be helpful.
>
>
>
>
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> *From:* Ивайло Гугалов <ivaylogugalov at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, March 29, 2021 11:02 AM
> *To:* Hoover, Jacob <Jacob.Hoover at greenheck.com>; WiX Toolset Users
> Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> *Subject:* RE: [wix-users] Bootstrapper does not wait for bundle to be
> installed
>
>
>
> I am subscribing to the ExecutePackageComplete event to determine when the
> exe package has been installed or uninstalled.
> I see that the event is immediately raised after the action has started
> and after that some registry keys are removed before shutting down the BA.
> The exit code is: 0x0
>
> The case is the same with uninstallation as well.
>
> It’s not running a different exe inside and exiting earlier.
>
>
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>
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> *From: *Hoover, Jacob <Jacob.Hoover at greenheck.com>
> *Sent: *29 март 2021 г. 18:41
> *To: *WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> *Cc: *Ивайло Гугалов <ivaylogugalov at gmail.com>
> *Subject: *RE: [wix-users] Bootstrapper does not wait for bundle to be
> installed
>
>
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> You need a few more lines of the log to see if it waited or not, and what
> it’s exit code was.
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>
>
> Is it possible your exe package it running a different exe and exiting
> early?
>
>
>
> *From:* wix-users <wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> *On Behalf Of *??????
> ??????? via wix-users
> *Sent:* Monday, March 29, 2021 9:56 AM
> *To:* WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> *Cc:* Ивайло Гугалов <ivaylogugalov at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [wix-users] Bootstrapper does not wait for bundle to be
> installed
>
>
>
> Hi Sean,
>
> I just have a Bundle element with an ExePackage inside:
>
> <ExePackage ....
> InstallCommand="/S
> /V"UPGRADEADD="[UpgradeUrl]" MSIINSTALLPERUSER="1"
> /qn""
> UninstallCommand="/I /X /quiet /uninstall"
> Cache="no"
> Permanent="no"
> PerMachine="no"
> DetectCondition="IsInstalled" />
>
> Here is the log:
>
> [2008:2284][2021-03-29T07:11:45]i301: Applying execute package: AppName,
> action: Install, path: C:\Users\Ivaylo\AppData\Local\Package
> Cache\C6E07249B0721D7FFCAEA34F379A6EA49A670993\AppName.exe, arguments:
> '"C:\Users\Ivaylo\AppData\Local\Package
> Cache\C6E07249B0721D7FFCAEA34F379A6EA49A670993\AppName.exe" /S
> /V"UPGRADEADD="upgradeUrl" MSIINSTALLPERUSER="1" /qn"'
>
> Uninstallation is also not waiting for the exe to finish removing itself
> (the uninstallation of the exe package is even breaking for some reason)
> and the UI of the exe package is showing:
>
> [1B7C:23B8][2021-03-29T07:50:53]i301: Applying execute package: AppName,
> action: Uninstall, path: C:\Users\Ivaylo\AppData\Local\Package
> Cache\C6E07249B0721D7FFCAEA34F379A6EA49A670993\AppName.exe, arguments:
> '"C:\Users\Ivaylo\AppData\Local\Package
> Cache\C6E07249B0721D7FFCAEA34F379A6EA49A670993\AppName.exe" /I /X /quiet
> /uninstall'
>
> Regards,
> Ivaylo
>
> На пн, 29.03.2021 г. в 16:49 ч. Sean Hall via wix-users <
> wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> написа:
>
> > Your bundle is installing a bundle as an ExePackage? Can you share the
> full
> > command line from the log (in %TEMP%)? The engine is always supposed to
> > wait for the ExePackage to finish. There is no "/wait bundle.exe"
> command,
> > that would be something you would try when launching the bundle yourself
> > from a command prompt.
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 8:27 AM Ивайло Гугалов via wix-users <
> > wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I have created a custom BA and I am doing a silent installation of an
> exe
> > > package. Everything works fine, but my custom BA is not waiting for the
> > exe
> > > file to finish installation.
> > > I have found the following command "/wait bundle.exe", but I am not
> sure
> > > how and where to use it.
> > > Can someone point me to the correct usage?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Ivaylo
> > >
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