Documented features in 3.11 not supported in WixNetFxExtension

ColinWPA commented 2 years ago

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If this issue is a bug:

Which version of WiX are you building with?

(WiX version in major.minor.release.build format) 3.11.2.4516

Which version of Visual Studio are you building with (if any)?

(Visual Studio version, including year and update) 2019 (16.11.12)

Which version of the WiX Toolset Visual Studio Extension are you building with (if any)?

(WiX Toolset Visual Studio Extension version in major.minor.release.build format) 1.0.0.18

Which version of .NET are you building with?

(.NET version) 4.8 or 5.0

If the problem occurs when installing your packages built with WiX, what is the version of Windows the package is running on?

(Windows version) not an install problem, it is a compile problem

Describe the problem and the steps to reproduce it.

When using documented PackageGroupID types NetFx48Web and NetFx48Redist, the xml script will not compile. the error given is "Unresolved reference to symbol 'ChainPackageGroup:NetFx48Web'" (or the Redist variant). Similarly trying to use "WIX_IS_NETFRAMEWORK_48_OR_LATER_INSTALLED" as a way to include the web installer for .NET 4.8 results in the compile time error "Unresolved reference to symbol 'Property:WIX_IS_NETFRAMEWORK_48_OR_LATER_INSTALLED'"

I include a reference to WixNetFxExtension in the references section, as well as including the reference in the script as well:

It would seem then that the PackageGroupIDs or Property Names shown in the documents are as yet not built into the supporting dlls.

This is the contents of my Bundle file:

<Bundle Name="Fusion Path Estimator Installer" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="EMS" UpgradeCode="f13d997e-4683-446c-ab56-342f492cddbc">
    <WixVariable Id="WixUIBannerBmp"  Value="Images\installer_top-banner.bmp" />
    <WixVariable Id="WixUIDialogBmp"  Value="Images\installer_background.bmp" />
    <WixVariable Id="WixUILicenseRtf" Value="$(var.ProjectDir)\license.rtf" />

    <BootstrapperApplicationRef Id="WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.RtfLicense" >
        <bal:WixStandardBootstrapperApplication
            LicenseFile="$(var.ProjectDir)license.rtf"
            LogoFile="$(var.ProjectDir)Images\fusionlogo.bmp"
            LogoSideFile="$(var.ProjectDir)Images\installer_background.bmp"/>
    </BootstrapperApplicationRef>

    <Chain>
        <!-- .NET Framework 4.8-->
        <PackageGroupRef Id="NetFx48Web" />   <!-- This is the error line : NetFx48Web Unresolved reference -->

        <MsiPackage SourceFile="$(var.ProjectDir)\bin\Release\FusionPathEstimatorSetup.msi" />
    </Chain>
</Bundle>

Is there a work around for this so that the Wix toolset can be successfully used to install a recent version of .NET along with the payload of application files?

Describe the behavior you expected and how it differed from the actual behavior.

Following the examples given by various users on various programmer websites, I would have expected to be able to extrapolate their examples (for 4.6.1 and 4.7.1 to be possible for 4.8 at least (but not necessarily 5.0 as that clearly is not yet supported in Wix3.11 - not yet documented). But 4.8 is documented but seems to not be in the relevant dll yet.

Is there another step needed to get this to work?

barnson commented 2 years ago

It's implemented in WiX v3.14.

ColinWPA commented 2 years ago

From your web page one can download 3.11.2 as the latest production build. It seems your organization is not keen for users to download development builds, but is this your recommendation?

Development Builds These have the latest changes, but may introduce unexpected bugs. These are not considered to be production-ready. If you are still interested, you can find them herehttps://wixtoolset.org/releases/development/.

I intend to use the tool in a production environment for distribution. Would you advice against this?

Thank you Colin Attwell

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It's implemented in WiX v3.14.

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robmen commented 2 years ago

@ColinWPA this is an open source project, not an organization.

Development builds are what they say they are. A build from a point in time with no attempt at broad validation across the community.

If you want to treat the WiX toolset like a product, there are companies that provide support contracts for WiX.

ColinWPA commented 2 years ago

Ok thanks. I’ll pursue the option suggested to see if the organization want’s to go that route (or rather buy a license to a commercial product)

Thanks again for your help and support.

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