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November 2010 Entries


Deployment MSI files on TFS Build Server – The Problem

So, what would seem to be a simple problem, automating the build of an MSI on the TFS build server – using a Microsoft .vdproj setup project type should be a doddle. Add a new build configuration (cunningly called ‘Setup’) ensure it’s building the setup project, create a build configuration to build the ‘Setup’ configuration, and attempt a build! No. Nothing. Works fine locally. Hmmmm Ok, let’s do some quick googling – there appear to be 2 (maybe 3) options: 1. Install VS2010 on the build server ......