Anyone tried CruiseControl.NET->FinalBuilder->Wise?

FinalBuilder Discussion
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Hi,

I have a FinalBuilder project that contains a Wise Installer action.  When I run this project via FB, fbcmd, or FB Server it runs fine.  However, if I use the CruiseControl.NET "FinalBuilder" task to run this project, it fails on Wise.  I have also tried using the CruiseControl.NET "exec" task and just calling fbcmd directly, but it too fails on Wise.  Here's the log:

[Wise Windows Installer Project [ c:\build\setups\MyApp\MyApp.wsi ]]
  Runing Wise For Windows Installer...
  Command Line : "C:\Program Files\Altiris\Wise Installation Studio\Windows Installer Editor\WfWI.exe" c:\build\setups\MyApp\MyApp.wsi /c /s /p ProductVersion=1.0.0.5 /o "c:\build\setups\MyApp\MyApp_Setup.exe"
  Wise Install Build Failed with ReturnCode : -18

I haven't been able to find ReturnCode "-18" anywhere.  So, I hoping someone has tried this combination before and can help me out...

Thanks,

Mike

 

 

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Hi Mike,

Sorry to hear you’re having problems. If you set up a cc.net exec task to run the command line shown in the log, does that succeed?

Regards,

Angus

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Yep, that fails too... still haven't been able to figure this one out.

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Hi Mike,

Just a thought, but some tools require you to have a loaded Windows user profile in order to work properly. You get this during a normal interactive login, but you dont’ necessarily get it when running as a service. I don’t know offhand what cc.net does in terms of this, but you might want to find out as it could be related. It might even be possible to retrofit a profile loading into the CC.NET FinalBuilder Task, if it’s not provided by the main CC.NET environment.

Regards,

Angus

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Good call! When I run the CC.NET server from the command line, or I run the CC.NET service as myself instead of the local system account, it works!!

Thanks,
Mike

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Good news Mike. Is that a workable solution for you at the moment?

We're a bit busy with FB 6 at the moment, but when I get a chance I'll try and take a look at the CC.NET Task source and see if we can provide a user login and LoadProfile option for the task itself.

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My current solution is very workable. I have a build “user” on the build machine that I use for Perforce, so I’ll run the CC.NET service as the same user. Thanks.