[cmake-developers] Improved WIX support

[Stuermer, Michael SP/HZA-ZSEP]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nils Gladitz [mailto:nilsgladitz at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 12:03 PM
> To: Stuermer, Michael SP/HZA-ZSEP; CMake Developers
> Subject: Re: [cmake-developers] Improved WIX support
> 
> On 19.07.2016 17:43, Stuermer, Michael SP/HZA-ZSEP wrote:
> > Hello there,
> >
> > in short:
> >
> > I fixed some minor issues with WIX toolset support and added the
> possibility to integrate service installation/uninstallation with generated msi
> packages. Please review and comment what is missing for integration in
> upstream.
> >
> > a bit longer:
> >
> > When creating a component-based installer, the root component (or
> feature, as it is called in WIX context) cannot be named and described. This
> can now be done using CPACK_WIX_ROOT_COMPONENT_DISPLAY_NAME
> and CPACK_WIX_ROOT_COMPONENT_DESCRIPTION.
> >
> > The install folder can only be set to a subfolder of ProgramFiles or
> ProgramFiles64. With the option CPACK_WIX_SKIP_PROGRAM_FOLDER it is
> now possible to set default installation paths on arbitrary locations such as
> "C:\myprogram". In order for this to work, the Guids of the WIX-
> Components must be explicitly set using
> CPACK_WIX_GENERATE_COMPONENT_GUIDS. Per default the Guids are
> auto generated using the value "*".
> >
> > Disabling components by default using the
> CPACK_COMPONENT_<component_name>_DISABLED is now working.
> >
> > With the install file properties CPACK_WIX_KEYPATH and
> CPACK_WIX_PROPERTY_<tagname> it is now possible to add custom tags
> (such as service handling) to the installer. If the custom tag depends on
> several files within the directory, bundling of several files in WIX-
> Components is needed. This can be done using
> CPACK_WIX_BUNDLE_COMPONENTS.
> >
> > All new functionalities are documented and some small example snippets
> are added to the documentation.
> >
> > I hope these changes make sense to you, if the documentation is not
> > accurate enough or the naming of cmake properties/variables should be
> > changed please let me know
> 
> Would you mind dividing these changes into feature sized patches that I can
> review, test and integrate individually?
> 

I hoped I could avoid this :-). Of course I can split it up.

Another thing: I just found out that I broke the patch-concept of the WIX generator and that using a patchfile supports adding service installation and handling. So I will remove the unnecessary features I added before submitting the splitted patches. Will take a little time.

> Thanks!
> Nils

Best Regards

Michael