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I had a setup where I could use Wix through msbuild, something which requires importing Wix.targets. However it has stopped working. I am using windows-2019 runner and I’m seeing this error:
The relevant part of my msbuild script is this:
Where has the file gone? |
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Oooohhh… I thought it happens only to me… yes - I can confirm wix.targets files is gone… 😦 Actual error that I get:
It seems that Windows runner does not install Wix Extension any more into Visual Studio 😦 Trying to test suggestion from here: WiX toolset does not install targets into Microsoft Build Tools 2017 folder · Issue #5804 · wixtoolset/issues · GitHub |
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Are you able to apply the suggestion? |
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This solved my issue:
Add WiX Toolset build tools to `windows-2022`
### Tool name WiX Toolset Tool licenseMS-RL Add or update?
Desired versionv3.11.2.4516 Approximate size120MB Brief description of toolAbout the WiX toolset: The WiX toolset lets developers create installers for Windows Installer, the Windows installation engine. WiX is available in previous generations of VMs but was not included in URL for tool's homepageProvide a basic test case to validate the tool's functionality."%WIX%\bin\candle.exe" Virtual environments affected
Can this tool be installed during the build?No response Tool installation time in runtimeNo response Are you willing to submit a PR?Yes |
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This solved my issue:
Add WiX Toolset build tools to `windows-2022`