tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9537945.post7651028619758866258..comments2023-08-20T04:16:39.520-05:00Comments on Deployment Engineering Archive: Interesting WiX Build ObservationsChristopher Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167478740431444267noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9537945.post-80553105725170958512008-04-14T15:41:00.000-05:002008-04-14T15:41:00.000-05:00If I bring a build down for more than an hour, I a...If I bring a build down for more than an hour, I am going to hear about it. ;-)Aaron Shurtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16538587727045104430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9537945.post-60717763597688172222008-04-14T10:16:00.000-05:002008-04-14T10:16:00.000-05:00I also agree with you on your point about refactor...I also agree with you on your point about refactoring the build process.<BR/><BR/>However, to be fair to the WiX guys, how many of the "many refactorings that [you've] done over the years" were being done in your spare time? ;)Colby Ringeisenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08696301684260588101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9537945.post-60274860041632090902008-04-14T08:24:00.000-05:002008-04-14T08:24:00.000-05:00Your very last point was the reason I suggested a ...Your very last point was the reason I suggested a refactoring in the first place. Pulling and building the source shouldn't be a P.I.T.A, it should be easy.<BR/><BR/>There is so much talk about removing dependencies from installs, how about removing ( or consuming/streamlining ) dependencies from the build process?<BR/><BR/>In the MSBuild/TFS world, I write my builds so that the build box is veryChristopher Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12167478740431444267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9537945.post-54565617064776085352008-04-14T00:33:00.000-05:002008-04-14T00:33:00.000-05:00I'm just going to play devil's... err... MS's advo...I'm just going to play devil's... err... MS's advocate here, but given the fact that they only get together to work on it once a week in the evenings, that means it's been four 'work session's of having an unstable build.<BR/><BR/>That being said, it's still a pretty weak supposition and I personally support your observation. One of the many advantages of source code management tools is they letGilbert Erik Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05000255264159168845noreply@blogger.com