如何把寫好的 Windows Live Writer plugin包裝成安裝檔 (How to package your Windows Live writer plugin?)

February 15th, 2012

(copy from my another site)

由於要修改去年寫給自己用的小工具 (WLWPlurk)，看到其他在Codeplex上面的人都是用WIX(Windows Installer XML)來做包裝plugin的動作。

所以也去好好的搜尋一下有沒有相關可以用的東西。 由於我自己也不是專業在做Installer的人~ 裡面的一些設定也真的把我搞糊塗，才了解前因後果。還好找到了相關的文件WiX Script for installing Live Writer Plugins，雖然他上面的sample是針對 WIX 2.0，不過我也把它修改過後分享給大家。

希望有需要的人就拿去用吧。

  1. Install WIX 3.6 from http://wix.sourceforge.net/downloadv3.html

  2. Setup your path setting to your install path.

  3. Inser follow code (it should be XXX.WXS)
    (refer from http://wlwextensionlearning.blogspot.com/2012/02/windows-live-writer-plugin-how-to.html)

  4. You might need repace follow string as follows:
    1. {$Plugin Name$} : your plugin name

2. {$InstallGUID$}: A GUID for your installation program 
   
3. {$Manufacturer$}: Manufacturer name 
   
4. {$PluginGUID$}: A GUID for your plugin 
   
5. {$Description$}: A description for your plugin 
   
6. {$FILE_ID$}: ID for your binary which need install. (could be multiple file) 
   
7. {$FILE_NAME$}: Name for your binary which need install. (could be multiple file) 
   
8. {$FILE_Address$}: File address for your binary which need install. (could be multiple file)
  1. Compiler your WIX source code
    1. candle XXX.wxs
2. light -ext WixUIExtension XXX.wixobj
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