Multiple PropertyGroup entries for DefaultBuild

[jdshkolnik]

My test project .aiproj file has 4 duplicate entries like this:

<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'DefaultBuild' " />
<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'DefaultBuild' " />
<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'DefaultBuild' " />
<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'DefaultBuild' " />

I remove the duplicates, check it in, and when I open again it adds a new duplicate.

[Eusebiu]

Hi John,

Indeed, this is an Advanced Installer issue which we are aware of, but you can ignore for the moment it as it should not brake the project. A fix for it will be included in a future version of Advanced Installer. Thank you for understanding.

Best regards,
Eusebiu

[Dan]

Hello,

This was fixed in version 13.1 of Advanced Installer released on July 19th, 2016.

Best regards,
Dan

[gthomas]

Hi,
I'm getting this same issue now using advanced installer 14.0.1 and visual studio 2017 professional. It also had the issue with the previous version of AI, which I think was 13.8.1, but I'm not 100% sure of that version number.

Thanks
Garry

[Eusebiu]

Hi Garry and welcome to our forums.

Indeed, it seems that this error reappeared in the latest versions of our product. We will fix it in a future version of Advanced Installer. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.

Best regards,
Eusebiu

[fstrohmaier]

Hi,

we've the same issue with V14.0.2.
Please fix it asap! We have problems with that because our version-constrol-system always recognise changes of the project!

[Eusebiu]

Hi,

This was already fixed and it will be available in the next version of Advanced Installer. We will update this thread when the new version will be released.

Best regards,
Eusebiu

[jdshkolnik]

I just updated to new version and it keeps forcing my "All" configuration to become "DefaultBuild".

[Eusebiu]

Hi John,

This is the normal behavior in case of existing only one configuration, the "All" configuration is automatically turned to "DefaultBuild" in this case.

Best regards,
Eusebiu

[jdshkolnik]

Hi John,

This is the normal behavior in case of existing only one configuration, the "All" configuration is automatically turned to "DefaultBuild" in this case.

Best regards,
Eusebiu

Then why doesn't it rename the default configuration as well? It ends up like this:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">All</Configuration>
    <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
    <ProjectGuid>f3fa2c3b-7f3b-4160-b4aa-75835a42fa8f</ProjectGuid>
    <OutputType>msi</OutputType>
    <ProjectHome>.</ProjectHome>
    <StartupFile>Blahblah-Install.aip</StartupFile>
    <SearchPath>
    </SearchPath>
    <WorkingDirectory>.</WorkingDirectory>
    <IsWindowsApplication>True</IsWindowsApplication>
    <AssemblyName>Blahblah-Install</AssemblyName>
    <Name>Blahblah-Install</Name>
    <RootNamespace>Blahblah-Install</RootNamespace>
    <SccProjectName>SAK</SccProjectName>
    <SccProvider>SAK</SccProvider>
    <SccAuxPath>SAK</SccAuxPath>
    <SccLocalPath>SAK</SccLocalPath>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'DefaultBuild' " />
  <ItemGroup>
    <Compile Include="Blahblah-Install.aip">
      <SubType>Code</SubType>
    </Compile>
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Caphyon\Advanced Installer\AdvInstExtTasks.Targets" />
</Project>

[Eusebiu]

Hi John,

<PropertyGroup>
<Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">All</Configuration>

This block is setting the "Configuration" property of the project to "All" if no configuration is specified ('$(Configuration)' == '' "). This is not a project configuration.

<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'DefaultBuild' " />

The above line represents the project configuration. The configuration is called "DefaultBuild" because there is a synchronization between the builds defined in the AIP file and the AIPROJ file.

Best regards,
Eusebiu

[jdshkolnik]

Hi John,

<PropertyGroup>
<Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">All</Configuration>

This block is setting the "Configuration" property of the project to "All" if no configuration is specified ('$(Configuration)' == '' "). This is not a project configuration.

<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'DefaultBuild' " />

The above line represents the project configuration. The configuration is called "DefaultBuild" because there is a synchronization between the builds defined in the AIP file and the AIPROJ file.

Best regards,
Eusebiu

I'm familiar with what each block is for. My point is that you've gotten rid of the "All" configuration yet the project is still left to default to "All" if no configuration specified.

[Dan]

Hello,

The entries duplication issue was fixed in version 14.1 of Advanced Installer released on June 30th, 2017.

Best regards,
Dan

[jdshkolnik]

Hello,

The entries duplication issue was fixed in version 14.1 of Advanced Installer released on June 30th, 2017.

Best regards,
Dan

What about the discrepancy I mentioned above?

[Eusebiu]

Hi John,

<PropertyGroup>
<Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">All</Configuration>

The "All" word that appears in the above block does not refer to any configuration, it is just an internal notation that we use in case no build is specified when the project is built from command line.

Best regards,
Eusebiu