It seems like it’s still not possible to build .vdproj on a build-server without having Visual Studio installed. However, using Wix seems to be a lot more complicated.
Are there any other options to do the following task:
- Visual Studio 2010 Solution with multiple projects (
.csproj) - Many loose content files (not inside assemblies)
- Installer must be built on Build-server without Visual Studio on it (
devenv.exe/devenv.com) - Installer must create Registry keys
- Installer must associate file extensions with installed product
- Installer must support upgrades (version upgrades)
- Installer should be able to register COM components
- Installer should be able to pre-JIT assemblies
My goal is:
- Effort to maintain installer is low
- Minimal changes if new project (assembly) is added to solution
- Ideal: no changes if new content files are added to any of the projects
Maybe I just did not get the point with Wix, but including project output (like in .vdproj) seems very complicated.
Any suggestions very much appreciated!
OK I decided to go with Wix. Found out that using Votive it’s possible to include project output like in .vdproj (Binaries, Content, Symbols and even Source Code).
If I run into more complicated situations where this isn’t sufficient, I could fall back to some kind of harvester (Heat, Paraffin).
See some more Links in comments below (too little reputation to post more than 1 link in this post).