Re: [WiX-users] Passing Preprocessor variables when using msbuild

[Blair <os...@li...>]

Those variables are MSBuild variables. To reach candle, they need to be
added to one of the DefineConstants property.

You could try adding this to your $(ROOT)\INSTALLERS\Test.wixproj file
(note, this is untested):

<PropertyGroup>
 
<DefineConstants>rootdir=$(rootdir);srcrootdir=$(srcrootdir)</DefineConstant
s>
</PropertyGroup>

-----Original Message-----
From: Sam K [mailto:sam...@gm...] 
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 11:55 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: [WiX-users] Passing Preprocessor variables when using msbuild

Can anybody please tell me how to pass the preprocessor variables in
msbuild?
I have an include file which has things like

<?ifndef rootdir ?>

<?define rootdir = "..\"?>

<?endif ?>

<?ifndef srcrootdir ?>

<?define srcrootdir = "..\"?>

<?endif ?>

and I use these in my actual wix files.



I am using msbuild target and I wanted to know how I can pass these
variables? I do this but for some reason I can't get these passed.

<MSBuild Projects="$(ROOT)\INSTALLERS\Test.wixproj" Properties="
Configuration=Release;Platform=x86;rootdir=$(ROOT)\qa\;srcrootdir=$(ROOT)\;"
>

</MSBuild>



Can somebody please reply?

Thanks a lot.
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