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


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我们将产品版本显示在GUI的第一个屏幕的某个位置(很小)。因为人们每次都倾向于在选择正确版本时犯错误。(这让我们开发人员找了很长时间。) 我们已经设置了TFSBuild来生成转换(。MST文件)为我们不同的环境配置。(我们知道需要部署到的所有环境)。

由于Grant Holliday的原始博客帖子已经关闭,我复制粘贴了它的内容:


MSBuild任务从xml3月11日2008生成MSI转换文件

在我之前的文章中,我描述了如何使用MSI Transform (*.mst)文件将特定于环境的配置设置从通用MSI包中分离出来。

尽管这为您的配置提供了一定程度的灵活性,但Transform文件有两个缺点:

它们是二进制格式的 您不能“编辑”或“查看”转换文件。您必须应用它或重新创建它,以查看它包含哪些更改。

幸运的是,我们可以使用Microsoft Windows安装程序对象库(c:windowssystem32msi.dll)打开MSI“数据库”并创建转换文件。

感谢Alex Shevchuk -从MSI到WiX -第7部分-使用转换自定义安装,向我们展示如何用VbScript实现这一点。基本上,我所做的就是以Alex为例,使用Interop.WindowsInstaller.dll实现了一个MSBuild任务。 MSBuild任务

下载源代码和示例transforms.xml (~7Kb压缩VS2008解决方案)


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为COM互操作注册。net程序集,兼容x86/x64

注意:这个片段本质上与REGASM Assembly.dll /codebase相同

在这个示例中发生了一些事情,所以这里是代码,我将在后面解释它……

  <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
  <?include $(sys.CURRENTDIR)\Config.wxi?>
  <?if $(var.Win64) ?>
  <?define CLSIDRoots = "CLSID;Wow6432Node\CLSID"?>
  <?else ?>
  <?define CLSIDRoots = "CLSID"?>
  <?endif?>
  <!-- ASCOM Driver Assembly with related COM registrations -->
  <Fragment>
    <DirectoryRef Id="INSTALLLOCATION" />
  </Fragment>
  <Fragment>
    <ComponentGroup Id="cgAscomDriver">
      <Component Id="cmpAscomDriver" Directory="INSTALLLOCATION" Guid="{0267031F-991D-4D88-A748-00EC6604171E}">
        <File Id="filDriverAssembly" Source="$(var.TiGra.Astronomy.AWRDriveSystem.TargetPath)" KeyPath="yes" Vital="yes" Assembly=".net" AssemblyApplication="filDriverAssembly"  />
        <RegistryKey Root="HKCR" Key="$(var.DriverId)"  Action="createAndRemoveOnUninstall">
          <RegistryValue Type="string" Value="$(var.DriverTypeName)"/>
          <RegistryKey Key="CLSID">
            <RegistryValue Type="string" Value="$(var.DriverGuid)" />
          </RegistryKey>
        </RegistryKey>
        <?foreach CLSID in $(var.CLSIDRoots) ?>
        <RegistryKey Root="HKCR" Key="$(var.CLSID)" Action="none">
          <RegistryKey Key="$(var.DriverGuid)" Action="createAndRemoveOnUninstall">
            <RegistryValue Type="string" Value="$(var.DriverTypeName)"/>
            <RegistryKey Key="InprocServer32">
              <RegistryValue Type="string" Value="mscoree.dll" />
              <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="ThreadingModel" Value="Both"/>
              <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="Class" Value="$(var.DriverTypeName)"/>
              <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="Assembly" Value="!(bind.assemblyFullname.filDriverAssembly)" />
              <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="RuntimeVersion" Value="v2.0.50727"/>
              <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="CodeBase" Value="file:///[#filDriverAssembly]" />
              <RegistryKey Key="!(bind.fileVersion.filDriverAssembly)" >
                <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="Class" Value="$(var.DriverTypeName)"/>
                <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="Assembly" Value="!(bind.assemblyFullname.filDriverAssembly)" />
                <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="RuntimeVersion" Value="v2.0.50727"/>
                <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="CodeBase" Value="file:///[#filDriverAssembly]" />
              </RegistryKey>
            </RegistryKey>
            <RegistryKey Key="ProgId" Action="createAndRemoveOnUninstall">
              <RegistryValue Type="string" Value="$(var.DriverId)" />
            </RegistryKey>
            <RegistryKey Key="Implemented Categories" Action="createAndRemoveOnUninstall" >
              <RegistryKey Key="{62C8FE65-4EBB-45e7-B440-6E39B2CDBF29}" Action="createAndRemoveOnUninstall" />
            </RegistryKey>
          </RegistryKey>
        </RegistryKey>
        <?endforeach?>
      </Component>
    </ComponentGroup>
  </Fragment>
</Wix>

如果你想知道,这实际上是一个ASCOM望远镜驱动程序。

首先,我采纳了上面的建议,在一个单独的文件中创建了一些平台变量,你可以在XML中看到这些变量。

接近顶部的if-then-else部分处理x86 vs x64兼容性。我的程序集目标是“任何CPU”,所以在x64系统上,我需要注册它两次,一次在64位注册表中,一次在32位Wow6432Node区域中。if-then-else为我设置了这个,这些值稍后在foreach循环中使用。这样,我只需要编写一次注册表项(DRY原则)。

file元素指定实际安装和注册的程序集dll:

<File Id="filDriverAssembly" Source="$(var.TiGra.Astronomy.AWRDriveSystem.TargetPath)" KeyPath="yes" Vital="yes" Assembly=".net" AssemblyApplication="filDriverAssembly"  />

没有什么革命性的东西,但是请注意Assembly=".net" -这个属性本身就会导致程序集被放入GAC,这不是我想要的。使用AssemblyApplication属性指向它本身只是阻止Wix将文件放入GAC的一种方法。现在Wix知道它是一个。net程序集,但是,它允许我在XML中使用某些绑定器变量,例如!(bind.assemblyFullname.filDriverAssembly)来获取程序集的全名。

修复ProgressDlg,使其正确显示。

我将安装程序的字体大小从8增加到10,以使字体在高分辨率显示器上更人性化、更实用。我用这个XML魔法做到这一点:

<UI Id="MyCustomUI">
  <TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Normal" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="10" />
  <TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Big"    FaceName="Tahoma" Size="12" />
  <TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Bigger" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="14" />
  <TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Title"  FaceName="Tahoma" Size="12" Bold="yes" />

  <Property Id="DefaultUIFont" Value="WixUI_Font_Normal" />
</UI>

但这意味着ProgressDlg将无法正常显示。这是一个显示安装进度的程序,就在最后。ActionText被剪切,因此g和j等字母的下移不显示。在后处理Javascript中,通过调整Progressdialog中各种控件的大小和位置来解决这个问题。生成MSI后运行这个脚本:

var msiOpenDatabaseModeTransact = 1;
var filespec = WScript.Arguments(0);
var installer = new ActiveXObject("WindowsInstaller.Installer");
var database = installer.OpenDatabase(filespec, msiOpenDatabaseModeTransact);

// The text on the exit dialog is too close to the title.  This 
// step moves the text down from Y=70 to Y=90, about one line. 
sql = "UPDATE `Control` SET `Control`.`Y` = '90' " +
    "WHERE `Control`.`Dialog_`='ExitDialog' AND `Control`.`Control`='Description'";
view = database.OpenView(sql);
view.Execute();
view.Close();

// The progressbar is too close to the status text on the Progress dialog. 
// This step moves the progressbar down from Y=115 to Y=118, about 1/3 line. 
sql = "UPDATE `Control` SET `Control`.`Y` = '118' " +
    "WHERE `Control`.`Dialog_`='ProgressDlg' AND `Control`.`Control`='ProgressBar'";
view = database.OpenView(sql);
view.Execute();
view.Close();

// The StatusLabel and ActionText controls are too short on the Progress dialog,
// which means the bottom of the text is cut off.  This step
// increases the height from 10 to 16.
sql = "UPDATE `Control` SET `Control`.`Height` = '16' " +
    "WHERE `Control`.`Dialog_`='ProgressDlg' AND `Control`.`Control`='StatusLabel'";
view = database.OpenView(sql);
view.Execute();
view.Close();
sql = "UPDATE `Control` SET `Control`.`Height` = '16' " +
    "WHERE `Control`.`Dialog_`='ProgressDlg' AND `Control`.`Control`='ActionText'";
view = database.OpenView(sql);
view.Execute();
view.Close();

database.Commit();

检查是否安装IIS:

<Property Id="IIS_MAJOR_VERSION">
    <RegistrySearch Id="CheckIISVersion" Root="HKLM" Key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\InetStp" Name="MajorVersion" Type="raw" />
</Property>

<Condition Message="IIS must be installed">
    Installed OR IIS_MAJOR_VERSION
</Condition>

检查Vista+上是否安装了iis6元数据库兼容性:

<Property Id="IIS_METABASE_COMPAT">
    <RegistrySearch Id="CheckIISMetabase" Root="HKLM" Key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\InetStp\Components" Name="ADSICompatibility" Type="raw" />
</Property>

<Condition Message="IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility feature must be installed">
    Installed OR ((VersionNT &lt; 600) OR IIS_METABASE_COMPAT)
</Condition>

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

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