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WiX 3.8 - Debug Custom Burn Bootstrapper

Can Anyone point out the steps involved in debugging a WiX Custom Burn Bootstrapper ?

I have my MSI working clean. But when I use it with Burn bootstrapper, the custom actions defer and create problems. I want to just debug my bootstrapper with VS2012.

Solution

  • Rob Mensching describes the proper way in this answer.

    Alternatively, you could use the following:

    • The bootstrapper creates logs in your user's temp directory, ex: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp

    • Run your boostrapper and attach the debugger to your setup.exe.

    • Call Debugger.Launch() (from the System.Diagnostics namespace) in your code to launch your debugger during runtime.