Packaging: simplify building an installable package for Windows - #5871
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… gets a new Guid when being called from `Start-PSPackage` - Add defaults for required files but also add extra path validation attribute - Rename ProductGuid to ProductCode
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| This only works on a Windows machine due to the usage of WiX. | ||
| .EXAMPLE | ||
| # This example shows how to produce a Debug-x64 installer for development purposes. | ||
| cd $RootPathOfPowerShellCheckout |
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Is it better to use the term Repo instead of Checkout?
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| [string] $ProductVersion, | |||
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| # Product Guid needs to change for every version to support SxS install | |||
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This comment should probably be changed to: Product Code needs to be different for every version
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| AssetsPath = "$PSScriptRoot\..\..\assets" | |||
| LicenseFilePath = "$PSScriptRoot\..\..\assets\license.rtf" | |||
| # Product Guid needs to be unique for every PowerShell version to allow SxS install | |||
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This comment should probably be changed to: Product Code needs to be different for every version
…g in comments) and use the word repo instead of checkout in comment to be more clear.
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Steve Lee (@SteveL-MSFT) OK, I addressed your comments. |
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| # Product Guid needs to change for every version to support SxS install | ||
| # Product Code needs to change for every version to support SxS install |
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Does this comment make sense any more?
The ProductCode property is a unique identifier for the particular product release
from https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa370854(v=vs.85).aspx
| LicenseFilePath = "$PSScriptRoot\..\..\assets\license.rtf" | ||
| # Product Guid needs to be unique for every PowerShell version to allow SxS install | ||
| ProductGuid = New-Guid | ||
| # Product Code needs to be unique for every PowerShell version to allow SxS install |
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This is not correct either... but here just remove the to allow SxS install part.
| <?define ProductName = "$(env.ProductName)" ?> | ||
| <?define ProductGuid = "$(env.ProductGuid)" ?> | ||
| <?define ProductCode = "$(env.ProductCode)" ?> | ||
| <!-- UpgradeCode GUID MUST REMAIN SAME THROUGHOUT ALL VERSIONS, otherwise, updates won't occur. --> |
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This is actually where the comment about SxS should be (in the comment about the UpgradeCode.)
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This is the continuation of PR 5499 that had to be abandoned due to a fatal merge conflict and I did not want to risk accidentally reverting recent fixes.
Remove unnecessary/unused default for productGuid because it always gets a new Guid when being called from Start-PSPackage
Add defaults for required files but also add extra path validation attribute
Rename ProductGuid to ProductCode
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# assets/Product.wxs
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…rShell#5871) This is the continuation of PR 5499 that had to be abandoned due to a fatal merge conflict and I did not want to risk accidentally reverting recent fixes. Remove unnecessary/unused default for productGuid because it always gets a new Guid when being called from Start-PSPackage Add defaults for required files but also add extra path validation attribute Rename ProductGuid to ProductCode
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This is the continuation of PR 5499 that had to be abandoned due to a fatal merge conflict and I did not want to risk accidentally reverting recent fixes.
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