wixgem
Simple Ruby interface to facilitate creating and compiling simple windows installation files with the Wix Toolset.
Installation
wixgem can be installed by the single command
gem install wixgem
Usage
The wix toolset must be installed
In a rakefile define an installation task:
require 'wixgem'
WIX_TOOLSET_ROOT=‘C:/Development/dep/OpenSource/WixToolset/3.8’ task :create_installation_files do
FileUtils.mkpath('./install_files/directory')
sleep(1)
File.open('./install_files/file1.txt', 'w') { |f| f.write('Hello World') }
File.open('./install_files/directory/file2.txt', 'w') { |f| f.write('Hello World') }
end
desc "Generate an installation msi file"
task :installation => [:create_installation_files] do
Wix.install_path = WIX_TOOLSET_ROOT
installation_files = Dir.glob(‘./install_files/*/’)
Wix.make_installation("./example.msi",
{
manufacturer: ‘Company’, version: “1.0.0”,
product_code: '{69d12c6c-63be-43e4-92ff-e31ec3c86dc0}',
upgrade_code: '{a62c35a7-6a6d-4392-822b-f6aca7eef88b}',
files: installation_files
} )
end
task :mergemodule => [:create_installation_files] do
installation_files = Dir.glob('./install_files/**/*')
Wix.install_path = WIX_TOOLSET_ROOT
Wix.make_mergemodule('./example.msm', installation_files)
end
task :default => [:create_installation]
License
Copyright 2013-2014 Kevin Marshall
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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