From c536beedd50b0071208b4108ba9b48a36ffced79 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vinay Sajip Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2018 10:05:20 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Updated MSI README to mention dependency on .NET 3.5. (GH-8375) --- Tools/msi/README.txt | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/Tools/msi/README.txt b/Tools/msi/README.txt index 1908f5c3a40..07ea9f744bd 100644 --- a/Tools/msi/README.txt +++ b/Tools/msi/README.txt @@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ Before building the installer, download extra build dependencies using Tools\msi\get_externals.bat. (Note that this is in addition to the similarly named file in PCbuild.) +One of the dependencies used in builds is WiX, a toolset that lets developers +create installers for Windows Installer, the Windows installation engine. WiX +has a dependency on the Microsoft .NET Framework Version 3.5 (which may not be +configured on recent versions of Windows, such as Windows 10). If you are +building on a recent Windows version, use the Control Panel (Programs | Programs +and Features | Turn Windows Features on or off) and ensure that the entry +".NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0)" is enabled. + For testing, the installer should be built with the Tools/msi/build.bat script: