Re: [WiX-devs] Windows Nano server

[Tunney, S. <Ste...@nu...>]

So on the subject of "future coolness";

Are there plans for translating WiX declarative XML into OneGet/Chocolatey/NuGet packages as well?

From: Rob Mensching [mailto:ro...@fi...]
Sent: April-15-15 11:56 AM
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Subject: Re: [WiX-devs] Windows Nano server

Good, that's already been written (although may need updating for Win10). Much more work to do in the space, of course.

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From: John Cooper [mailto:JoC...@ja...]
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 5:48 AM
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Subject: Re: [WiX-devs] Windows Nano server

I would absolutely LOVE an XML-driven replacement for MakeAppx.exe.  Besides the non-declarative model, the thing won't run on Server OS's-only Windows 8.1-which makes it worthless on my build servers.

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From: Rob Mensching [mailto:ro...@fi...]
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 4:54 PM
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Subject: Re: [WiX-devs] Windows Nano server

And WiX will build those things as appropriate. <smile/>

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From: John Cooper [mailto:JoC...@ja...]
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:28 PM
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Subject: Re: [WiX-devs] Windows Nano server

The word at Microsoft is packages.  APPX, APK, and WebDeploy.  All fine and dandy, and they work well enough in a limited set of circumstances.

Of course, when I ask the MVP instructors to discuss the disadvantages of packages, they seemingly can't come up with any.

Experience teaches otherwise.

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From: Hoover, Jacob [mailto:Jac...@gr...]
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 4:19 PM
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Subject: [WiX-devs] Windows Nano server

>From http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsserver/archive/2015/04/08/microsoft-announces-nano-server-for-modern-apps-and-cloud.aspx

"To achieve these benefits, we removed the GUI stack, 32 bit support (WOW64), MSI and a number of default Server Core components."

Guess we won't have to worry about nano compatibility...

Thanks,
Jacob


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