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WiX Burn Bootstrapper fails immediately now that WiX has been upgraded from 3.6 to 3.11

I have upgraded WiX from 3.6 to 3.11 Since then the project builds but the bootstrapper.exe burn output fails immediately, with only the following output in the logfile below:

[4568:5744][2021-03-25T14:48:04]i001: Burn v3.11.2.4516, Windows v10.0 (Build 19042: Service Pack 0), path: C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\{AF64B619-B3D3-4801-AB2D-84F528BB2AF2}\.cr\Bootstrapper.exe
[4568:5744][2021-03-25T14:48:04]i009: Command Line: '-burn.clean.room=C:\SiteWork\Sales\Setup\Bootstrapper\bin\Release\Bootstrapper.exe -burn.filehandle.attached=604 -burn.filehandle.self=608'
[4568:5744][2021-03-25T14:48:04]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleOriginalSource' to value 'C:\SiteWork\Sales\Setup\Bootstrapper\bin\Release\Bootstrapper.exe'
[4568:5744][2021-03-25T14:48:04]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleOriginalSourceFolder' to value 'C:\SiteWork\Sales\Setup\Bootstrapper\bin\Release\'
[4568:5744][2021-03-25T14:48:04]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleLog' to value 'C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\Installer_20210325144804.log'
[4568:5744][2021-03-25T14:48:04]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleName' to value 'Installer'
[4568:5744][2021-03-25T14:48:04]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleManufacturer' to value 'Company name'
[4568:5F54][2021-03-25T14:48:04]i000: Setting version variable '聥' to value '1176.15752.0.0'

Any ideas what may cause this? e.g. Are there any steps required in the upgrade from 3.6 to 3.11 other than upgrading the project references that may have caused this? I'm at a loss as to what to look for (as far as I can see there is no verbose switch like there is with a single .msi file)

[Edit] The "Setting version variable '聥'" bit is something that has appeared since the wix (& vs2019) upgrade. Interestingly it changes each time you run the (same) bootstrapper. What it is I have no idea... e.g.

[4144:5C74][2021-03-26T15:27:02]i000: Setting version variable '聥' to value '848.15752.0.0'
[64C4:63A8][2021-03-26T15:27:40]i000: Setting version variable '聥' to value '776.15752.0.0'
Solution

  • My best guess is you have a custom Bootstrapper Application. There's no binary compatibility in v3.x, you have to recompile the BA when you upgrade.