我们已经使用WiX有一段时间了,尽管人们对它的易用性有一些抱怨,但它运行得相当不错。我想要的是有用的建议:
设置WiX项目(布局、引用、文件模式) 将WiX集成到解决方案中,并构建/发布流程 为新的安装和升级配置安装程序 任何你想分享的好的WiX技巧
我们已经使用WiX有一段时间了,尽管人们对它的易用性有一些抱怨,但它运行得相当不错。我想要的是有用的建议:
设置WiX项目(布局、引用、文件模式) 将WiX集成到解决方案中,并构建/发布流程 为新的安装和升级配置安装程序 任何你想分享的好的WiX技巧
当前回答
使用Heat.exe砸碎脸和造成“史诗Pwnage”痛苦的大安装
扩展Si的和 Robert-P关于热的回答。 翻译: (使用heat可以避免手动将单个文件输入到项目中,并且可以自动化构建,从而使整个过程更容易。) 详细介绍WiX 2.0热语法
For newer versions (not all that different from older versions but there are potentially annoying syntax changes....) go to the directory Heat is in from the cmd.exe and just type in heat but I have a example one right here for help with newer versions if needed. Adding the following to your Build Event in visual studio 2010. (Right Click Project->Properties ->Build Events-> Pre-Build Events) $(WIX)bin\heat.exe" dir "$(EnviromentVariable)" -cg GroupVariable -gg -scom -sreg -sfrag - srd -dr INSTALLLOCATION -var env.LogicPath -out "$(FragmentDir)\FileName.wxs -gg Generates Guids when heat is run(as in when you execute the command above) -scom Dont grab "COM files" -sreg Dont grab "Registry Files" -sfrag Dont grab "Fragments" -srd Dont grab the "root Dir" dir dir indicates you want Heat to look in a folder "$(EnviromentVariable)" The name of the variable you would add to the Preprocessor variables in the (Right click project, Go to properties) project properties->Build section where it says Define preprocessor variables (assumes visual studio 2010) Example: EnviromentVariable=C:\Project\bin\Debug;No double quotes but end with a semicolon -cg GroupVariable The ComponentGroup that will be referenced from the fragment created to the main wxs file FragmentDir The fragment directory where the output wxs fragment will be stored FileName.wxs The the name of the file Full tutorial here, So freakin helpful Part 1 Part 2
其他回答
创建现场、测试、培训……使用相同源文件的版本。
简而言之:为每个安装程序创建唯一的UpgradeCode,并自动为每个安装程序定义每个Guid的第一个字符,其余31个字符是唯一的。
先决条件
MSBuild社区任务
假设
WiX变量用于定义UpgradeCode、ProductName、InstallName。 您已经有了一个工作的安装程序。你不动手我是不会动手的。 所有组件都保存在一个文件(Components.wxs)中。如果你有多个文件,这个过程是有效的,只是有更多的工作要做。
目录结构
设置。图书馆 所有wxs文件(组件,功能,UI对话框,…) Common.Config.wxi (ProductCode="*", ProductVersion, PlatformProgramFilesFolder,…) 设置。生活(wixproj) 链接所有安装程序。“添加为链接”(Visual Studio中“添加”按钮旁边的向下箭头按钮) 配置。wxi(有唯一的UpgradeCode, ProductName, InstallName,…) 设置。测试,… 按live但配置。wxi为测试环境配置。
过程
Create Setup.Library directory and move all your wxs and wxi files (except Config.wxi) from existing project. Create Setup.Live, Setup.Test, etc as per normal wixproj. Add BeforeBuild target in wixproj in Setup.Live, etc to perform MSBuild Community Task FileUpdate to modify Guids (I used A for Live, B for Test and C for training) Add AfterBuild target to revert Components.wxs Guids back to 0. Verify with Orca that each component in each MSI has the modified guid. Verify that original guids are restored. Verify that each MSI is installing (and upgrading) correct product and location.
例子Config.wxi
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Include>
<!-- Upgrade code should not change unless you want to install
a new product and have the old product remain installed,
that is, both products existing as separate instances. -->
<?define UpgradeCode = "YOUR-GUID-HERE" ?>
<!-- Platform specific variables -->
<?if $(var.Platform) = x64 ?>
<!-- Product name as you want it to appear in Add/Remove Programs-->
<?define ProductName = "Foo 64 Bit [Live]" ?>
<?else ?>
<?define ProductName = "Foo [Live]" ?>
<?endif ?>
<!-- Directory name used as default installation location -->
<?define InstallName = "Foo [Live]" ?>
<!-- Registry key name used to store installation location -->
<?define InstallNameKey = "FooLive" ?>
<?define VDirName = "FooLive" ?>
<?define AppPoolName = "FooLiveAppPool" ?>
<?define DbName = "BlahBlahLive" ?>
</Include>
例子Config.Common.wxi
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Include>
<!-- Auto-generate ProductCode for each build, release and upgrade -->
<?define ProductCode = "*" ?>
<!-- Note that 4th version (Revision) is ignored by Windows Installer -->
<?define ProductVersion = "1.0.0.0" ?>
<!-- Minimum version supported if product already installed and this is an upgrade -->
<!-- Note that 4th version (Revision) is ignored by Windows Installer -->
<?define MinimumUpgradeVersion = "0.0.0.0" ?>
<!-- Platform specific variables -->
<?if $(var.Platform) = x64 ?>
<?define Win64 = "yes" ?>
<?define PlatformProgramFilesFolder = "ProgramFiles64Folder" ?>
<?else ?>
<?define Win64 = "no" ?>
<?define PlatformProgramFilesFolder = "ProgramFilesFolder" ?>
<?endif ?>
<?define ProductManufacturer = "Foo Technologies"?>
<!-- Decimal Language ID (LCID) for the Product. Used for localization. -->
<?define ProductLanguage = "1033" ?>
<?define WebSiteName = "DefaultWebSite" ?>
<?define WebSitePort = "80" ?>
<?define DbServer = "(local)" ?>
</Include>
例子Components.wxs
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
<!-- The pre-processor variable which allows the magic to happen :) -->
<?include $(sys.CURRENTDIR)\Config.wxi?>
<?include ..\Setup.Library\Config.Common.wxi?>
<Fragment Id="ComponentsFragment">
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="$(var.PlatformProgramFilesFolder)">
<Directory Id="INSTALLLOCATION" Name="$(var.InstallName)">
<Component Id="ProductComponent" Guid="0XXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX" KeyPath="yes">
...
注意:我现在建议将Guid属性从Component中去掉(相当于*),每个组件使用一个文件,并将文件设置为小键盘。这样就不需要调用如下所示的ModifyComponentsGuids和RevertComponentsGuids目标。不过,这可能不适用于您的所有组件。
例子Setup.Live.wixproj
<Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\MSBuildCommunityTasks\MSBuild.Community.Tasks.Targets" />
<Target Name="BeforeBuild">
<CallTarget Targets="ModifyComponentsGuids" />
</Target>
<Target Name="AfterBuild">
<CallTarget Targets="RevertComponentsGuids" />
</Target>
<!-- Modify the first character of every Guid to create unique value for Live, Test and Training builds -->
<Target Name="ModifyComponentsGuids">
<FileUpdate Files="..\Setup.Library\Components.wxs" Regex="Guid="([a-f]|[A-F]|\d)" ReplacementText="Guid="A" />
</Target>
<!-- Revert the first character of every Guid back to initial value -->
<Target Name="RevertComponentsGuids">
<FileUpdate Files="..\Setup.Library\Components.wxs" Regex="Guid="([a-f]|[A-F]|\d)" ReplacementText="Guid="0" />
</Target>
最终的想法
This process should also work for creating different installers for different merge modules (Live, Test, ... as features) for the same installer. I went with different installers as it seemed a safer option, there is more risk that someone might upgrade Live instead of Training if they're on the same box and you just use features for the different merge modules. If you use your MSI to perform upgrades as well as new installs i.e. the major upgrade only approach, and you save your installation location in the registry, remember to create a variable for the key name for each install. We also create variables in each Config.wxi to enable unique virtual directory names, application pools, database names, et cetera for each installer.
更新1:如果您为每个文件创建带有Guid="*"的组件,并将文件设置为小键盘,则自动生成组件Guid将不需要调用FileUpdate任务。
更新2:我们遇到的一个问题是,如果您没有自动生成组件Guid,并且构建失败,那么临时文件需要手动删除。
更新3:找到了一种方法来消除对svn的依赖:externals和临时文件创建。这使得构建过程更具弹性(如果您不能通配符您的guid,这是最好的选择),并且在灯光或蜡烛中构建失败时不那么脆弱。
更新4:WiX 3.0+支持使用实例转换的多实例,当然也值得一看。
奇妙的问题。我希望看到一些最佳实践的展示。
我有很多要分发的文件,所以我将项目设置为几个wxs源文件。
我有一个顶级源文件,我称之为产品。WXS,它主要包含用于安装的结构,但不包含实际的组件。这个文件有几个部分:
<Product ...>
<Package ...>
<Media>...
<Condition>s ...
<Upgrade ..>
<Directory>
...
</Directory>
<Feature>
<ComponentGroupRef ... > A bunch of these that
</Feature>
<UI ...>
<Property...>
<Custom Actions...>
<Install Sequences....
</Package>
</Product>
其余的.wix文件由包含在Product.wxs的Feature标签中引用的componentgroup的片段组成。我的项目包含我分发的文件的一个很好的逻辑分组
<Fragment>
<ComponentGroup>
<ComponentRef>
....
</ComponentGroup>
<DirectoryRef>
<Component... for each file
....
</DirectoryRef>
</Fragment>
这并不完美,我的OO蜘蛛感觉有点刺痛,因为片段必须引用产品中的名称。wxs文件(例如DirectoryRef),但我发现维护一个大的源文件更容易。
我很想听到关于这一点的评论,或者如果有人有任何好的建议!
在退出对话框中添加一个复选框来启动应用程序或帮助文件。
...
<!-- CA to launch the exe after install -->
<CustomAction Id ="CA.StartAppOnExit"
FileKey ="YourAppExeId"
ExeCommand =""
Execute ="immediate"
Impersonate ="yes"
Return ="asyncNoWait" />
<!-- CA to launch the help file -->
<CustomAction Id ="CA.LaunchHelp"
Directory ="INSTALLDIR"
ExeCommand ='[WindowsFolder]hh.exe IirfGuide.chm'
Execute ="immediate"
Return ="asyncNoWait" />
<Property Id="WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALCHECKBOXTEXT"
Value="Launch MyApp when setup exits." />
<UI>
<Publish Dialog ="ExitDialog"
Control ="Finish"
Order ="1"
Event ="DoAction"
Value ="CA.StartAppOnExit">WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALCHECKBOXTEXT</Publish>
</UI>
如果这样做,“标准”外观就不太正确。复选框总是灰色背景,而对话框是白色的:
可选文字 http://www.dizzymonkeydesign.com/blog/misc/adding-and-customizing-dlgs-in-wix-3/images/exit_dlg_1.gif
解决这个问题的一种方法是指定您自己的自定义ExitDialog,使用一个位置不同的复选框。这是可行的,但似乎很多工作只是改变一个控件的颜色。另一种解决相同问题的方法是对生成的MSI进行后处理,以更改控制表中特定CheckBox控件的X,Y字段。javascript代码如下所示:
var msiOpenDatabaseModeTransact = 1;
var filespec = WScript.Arguments(0);
var installer = new ActiveXObject("WindowsInstaller.Installer");
var database = installer.OpenDatabase(filespec, msiOpenDatabaseModeTransact);
var sql = "UPDATE `Control` SET `Control`.`Height` = '18', `Control`.`Width` = '170'," +
" `Control`.`Y`='243', `Control`.`X`='10' " +
"WHERE `Control`.`Dialog_`='ExitDialog' AND " +
" `Control`.`Control`='OptionalCheckBox'";
var view = database.OpenView(sql);
view.Execute();
view.Close();
database.Commit();
在MSI生成后(从light.exe)运行这段代码作为命令行脚本(使用cscript.exe)将产生一个看起来更专业的ExitDialog:
可选文字 http://www.dizzymonkeydesign.com/blog/misc/adding-and-customizing-dlgs-in-wix-3/images/exit_dlg_2.gif
正在安装到C:\ProductName
一些应用程序需要安装到C:\ProductName或类似的地方,但99.9%(如果不是100%)的示例安装到C:\Program Files\ CompanyName\ProductName。
下面的代码可以用来将TARGETDIR属性设置为C:驱动器的根目录(取自WiX-users列表):
<CustomAction Id="AssignTargetDir" Property="TARGETDIR" Value="C:\" Execute="firstSequence" />
<InstallUISequence>
<Custom Action="AssignTargetDir" Before="CostInitialize">TARGETDIR=""</Custom>
</InstallUISequence>
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<Custom Action="AssignTargetDir" Before="CostInitialize">TARGETDIR=""</Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
注意:默认情况下,TARGETDIR不指向C:\!相反,它指向ROOTDRIVE,而ROOTDRIVE又指向拥有最大空闲空间的驱动器的根(见这里)——这并不一定是C:驱动器。可能有另一个硬盘驱动器,分区,或USB驱动器!
然后,在<Product…>标签,您需要以下目录标签像往常一样:
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="APPLICATIONFOLDER" Name="$(var.ProductName)">
<!-- your content goes here... -->
</Directory>
</Directory>
包括COM对象:
Heat生成所有(如果不是全部)注册表项和它们所需的其他配置。喜乐!
包括托管COM对象(又名。net或c# COM对象)
在托管COM对象上使用heat将为您提供一个几乎完整的wix文档。
If you don't need the library available in the GAC (ie, globally available: MOST of the time you do not need this with your .NET assemblies anyway - you've probably done something wrong at this point if it's not intended to be a shared library) you will want to make sure to update the CodeBase registry key to be set to [#ComponentName]. If you ARE planning on installing it to the GAC (eg, you've made some new awesome common library that everyone will want to use) you must remove this entry, and add two new attributes to the File element: Assembly and KeyPath. Assembly should be set to ".net" and KeyPath should be set to "yes".
然而,某些环境(特别是带有托管内存的环境,如脚本语言)也需要访问Typelib。确保在你的打字单上运行热度并包括它。Heat将生成所有需要的注册表项。多酷啊!