Jim,
I'm taking a stab at adding support for automatic directory creation
within the LoadComponents method of InstallerCreationCommand.cs.
I added a keepsubdirs attribute to the MsiTask.xsd for the <component>
element.
If I understand the MSI format correctly, I want to follow this outline:
for each component that has a fileset and keepsubdirs = true
for each file in the fileset,
add intermediate directory records as needed
for each directory record added,
if directory has at least one file
add a component record
hook the component record up to the feature
add each file in directory to File table referencing the
component
It looks like I can add duplicate directories to the Directory table as
long as the name associated with it is unique. Therefore, I don't think
that I have to query the Directory table to locate existence along the
path.
If I have a structure as follows,
<directories>
<directory name="D__SD" foldername="Install"
root="WindowsVolume" />
</directories>
<components>
<component name="C__SD" id="{GUID}"
directory="D__SD" attr="2"
feature="F__All"
keepsubdirs="true" >
<key file="README11.txt" />
<fileset basedir="SubDir">
<include name="**\*.*" />
</fileset>
</component>
</components>
I propose that the fileset basedir corresponds to the directory
foldername.
Any subdirectories of basedir will be subdirectories of foldername
Do you have any suggestions?
Is the keepsubdirs attribute named appropriately?
Keepsubdirs will default to false in order to maintain backward
compatibility.
Thanks,
Noel
-----Original Message-----
From: James Geurts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 2:15 PM
To: Gifford, Noel; 'Gert Driesen'; 'Noel Gifford';
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Subject: RE: [Nant-users] Question with MSI task
Sorry Noel, the only way to do so, right now, is to manually specify the
directories via the <directories> element and basically add a separate
component for each sub directory...
I've been thinking along those lines and it would definitely be nice to
have
the task recursively add sub directories, etc...
Jim
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Noel
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 6:32 PM
To: James Geurts; Gert Driesen; Noel Gifford;
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Subject: [Nant-users] Question with MSI task
James,
Is there a way to use the msi <component> element to maintain the
directory structure of files being added? I have a website with many
subdirectories, but it is flattened when the <msi> task packages it.
Thanks,
Noel
<components>
<component name="C__GACFiles"
id="{BE40ABD7-213C-4722-8378-042E90603CC2}"
attr="2"
directory="D__GACMSITest"
feature="F__GACFiles"
installassembliestogac="false" >
<key file="TestInstallGAC1.csproj" />
<fileset basedir="TestInstallGAC1">
<include name="**" />
</fileset>
</component>
</components>
-----Original Message-----
From: James Geurts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 10:41 AM
To: Gifford, Noel; 'Gert Driesen'; 'Noel Gifford';
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [Nant-users] Error with MSI task
Hi Noel,
According to the schema, the msi specific elements need to come after
the
shared elements (shared between msi & msm tasks). So, the features
element
needs to come last, in your build file.
This should do it:
<msi sourcedir="." license="License.rtf" output="NAnt-TestMSI.msi"
verbose="true" >
<properties>
<property name="ProductName" value="TestMSI" />
<property name="ProductVersion" value="1.0.40" />
<property name="Manufacturer" value="Me, Inc" />
<property name="ProductCode"
value="{AE6B649B-05DE-48D2-A016-2D3815ED56D4}" />
<property name="UpgradeCode"
value="{25D0B350-489F-4723-9B81-77E693396752}" />
</properties>
<directories>
<directory name="D__GACMSITest" foldername="GACMSITest"
root="WindowsVolume" />
</directories>
<components>
<component name="C__GACFiles"
id="{BE40ABD7-213C-4722-8378-042E90603CC2}"
attr="2"
directory="D__GACMSITest"
feature="F__GACFiles"
installassembliestogac="true" >
<key file="TestInstallGAC1.dll" />
<fileset basedir=".">
<include name=".\TestInstallGAC1.dll" />
<include name=".\TestInstallGAC2.dll" />
</fileset>
</component>
</components>
<features>
<feature name="F__GACFiles" title="TestMSI" display="2"
typical="true">
<description>TestMSI Deployment</description>
</feature>
</features>
</msi>
Let me know if you have any other problems/questions
Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: Gifford, Noel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 1:18 PM
To: Gert Driesen; Noel Gifford; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: James Geurts
Subject: RE: [Nant-users] Error with MSI task
Gert,
I downloaded your fixes (NantContrib-0.85-20040723) and it fixed the
specific error with the resources.
The documentation doesn't tell the order that the nested elements need
to be in. I had to move the <properties> before the <features>.
The documentation specifies a <keyfile> element, but the script requires
a <key> element for <component>. I'm not sure if I'm using the <key>
element correctly.
The following error says that I need a <mergemodules> element. The
MsiTask.xsd says <xsd:element ref="msi:mergemodules" minOccurs="0"
maxOccurs="1" /> which implies that I shouldn't need a <mergemodules>
element.
My modified script is listed below, also.
I'm now getting the following error:
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