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

[Sean Hall]

This is why I asked to confirm that your ExePackage is a (WiX) bundle, like
you said it was in the title of this thread. If it's a random exe, then you
will have to contact the author of that exe to find out what parameters
they support. Like Jacob says, it's possible that your ExePackage launches
something else and exits without waiting on what it launched. It's pretty
hard for the engine to wait on a process that it didn't directly start.

On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 2:27 PM Ивайло Гугалов via wix-users <
wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:

> 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > *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
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > *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
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > На пн, 29.03.2021 г. в 19:17 ч. Hoover, Jacob <
> Jacob.Hoover at greenheck.com>
> > написа:
> >
> >
> >
> https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix3/blob/develop/src/burn/engine/apply.cpp#L1813
> >
> >
> >
> > Assuming per user:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix3/blob/develop/src/burn/engine/exeengine.cpp#L370
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > And the loop:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix3/blob/develop/src/burn/engine/exeengine.cpp#L564
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *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
> >
> >
> >
> > You need a few more lines of the log to see if it waited or not, and what
> > it’s exit code was.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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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