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| -rw-r--r-- | Tools/msi/README.txt | 20 | ||||
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diff --git a/Tools/msi/README.txt b/Tools/msi/README.txt index 98e5ba0..8ae1564 100644 --- a/Tools/msi/README.txt +++ b/Tools/msi/README.txt @@ -61,18 +61,20 @@ the initial download size by separating them into their own MSIs. Building the Installer ====================== -Before building the installer, download extra build dependencies using -Tools\msi\get_externals.bat. (Note that this is in addition to the +Before building the installer, download the extra build dependencies +using Tools\msi\get_externals.bat. (Note that this is in addition to the similarly named file in PCbuild.) -One of the dependencies used in builds is WiX, a toolset that lets developers -create installers for Windows Installer, the Windows installation engine. +One of the dependencies used in the build process is WiX, a toolset that +allows developers to create installers for Windows Installer, the +Windows installation engine. If you're not using the copy of WiX +installed by Tools\msi\get_externals.bat, you'll need to set the +"WixInstallPath" environment variable before building. -Additionally, make sure "MSVC v14x - VS 20xx C++ ARM64 build tools" are -selected under "Desktop Development with C++" in "Visual Studio installer", -even if you are not building on ARM64. This is required because we have -upgraded to WiX-3.14, which requires these tools for Python 3.11 and later -versions. +Additionally, ensure that "MSVC v14x - VS 20xx C++ ARM64/ARM64EC build tools" +is selected under "Desktop Development with C++" in the "Visual Studio Installer", +even if you're not building on ARM64. This is required because we've upgraded +to WiX 3.14, which requires these tools for Python 3.10 and later versions. For testing, the installer should be built with the Tools/msi/build.bat script: diff --git a/Tools/msi/wix.props b/Tools/msi/wix.props index d8ced31..707c8ae 100644 --- a/Tools/msi/wix.props +++ b/Tools/msi/wix.props @@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ <PropertyGroup> <WixInstallPath Condition="'$(WixInstallPath)' == '' and Exists('$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\Wix')">$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\Wix\</WixInstallPath> <WixInstallPath Condition="'$(WixInstallPath)' == '' and Exists('$(ExternalsDir)\windows-installer\wix-314')">$(ExternalsDir)\windows-installer\wix-314\</WixInstallPath> - <WixInstallPath Condition="'$(WixInstallPath)' == ''">$(Registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Installer XML\3.10@InstallRoot)</WixInstallPath> - <WixInstallPath Condition="'$(WixInstallPath)' == ''">$(Registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Installer XML\3.10@InstallRoot)</WixInstallPath> <WixTargetsPath>$(WixInstallPath)\Wix.targets</WixTargetsPath> </PropertyGroup> </Project>
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