What about adding it first with "assumes VS.NET installed" and then fixing it with checked-in modules. If you did that, maybe make <solution> not process vdproj files by default, but require an extra parameter to turn it on, so as not to break <solution> for users who have vdproj files on servers that don't have VS.NET.
Jeff On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 08:13:49 -0600, Jim Geurts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was thinking about this as I started working on the VDProjConverter > program again... btw, the link to download it > (http://software.biasecurities.com/Software/VDProjConverter/VDProjConverter.zip) > is working again. > > I'm starting to think that integrating this into the <solution> task > might not be a good idea. When I convert the vdproj to the xml markup > for the NAntContrib tasks, I expect that visual studio is installed on > the box. This is because visual studio uses .wid files as merge > modules representing the common dialogs to be used in an install. > > I suppose the user could specify where the wid files are located, via > a parameter on the solution task. Either that or we could create > similar merge modules that represent the dialogs from the vs.net > install. Those merge modules could be checked into NAntContrib and > then a VS.Net install wouldn't be required at all... > > What do you guys think? I personally lean towards checking in merge > modules that represent common dialogs. > > Jim > > > On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 15:58:44 -0500, Jeff Hoover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks guys! > > I was able to get exec to devenv working as a stopgap. That will hold > > me until Jim can get the vdproj functionality into the msi task. > > > > Jeff > > > > > > > > --__--__-- > > > > > > Message: 1 > > > Subject: RE: [Nant-users] vdproj and solution task in NAnt > > > Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 08:13:43 -0500 > > > From: "Foster, Richard - PAL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > > <nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > > > > > Jeff, > > > > > > I have used the exec to devenv option. It works well, but as you > > > mentioned there are licensing issues. > > > > > > I have also tried the NantContrib MSI tasks, and MSI2XML. I would not > > > now choose either of them, and I am in the process of converting the > > > installation creation tasks to use WiX (see http://wix.sourceforge.net). > > > > > > Alas, apart from the Devenv option, you probably will have to throw away > > > your initial setup project, however at least with WiX, you can decompile > > > the MSI and/or MSM file(s) to use as a starting point. > > > > > > Hope this helps, > > > Regards, > > > Richard=20 > > > > > > > > > Message: 2 > > > Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 08:29:57 -0600 > > > From: Jim Geurts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Reply-To: Jim Geurts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Foster, Richard - PAL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: Re: [Nant-users] vdproj and solution task in NAnt > > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > > > Hey guys... > > > > > > I wrote the vdprojconverter project. It does not require WiX. I > > > added "support" to convert vdproj files to wix syntax, along the way.=20 > > > The original point of the converter was to convert to the NAntContrib > > > msi/msm task xml. > > > > > > so... At this point, the NAntContrib msi/msm tasks now support > > > everything that is possible (and more) from a vdproj. I'll look at > > > updating that code base to fully support vdproj files and generate > > > 100% valid xml. > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by Demarc: > > A global provider of Threat Management Solutions. > > Download our HomeAdmin security software for free today! > > http://www.demarc.com/Info/Sentarus/hamr30 > > _______________________________________________ > > Nant-users mailing list > > Nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ Nant-users mailing list Nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-users
