Re: CE 5.0 - Export Wizard Bug?

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From: KW (KW_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/09/04 

Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 14:55:02 -0800

This issue has been resolved as far as I'm concerned. I ended up paying for
a support incident to resolve the problem so I could move forward with my
development efforts. I could not wait around for a response in this forum.
The problem was identified as a bug and the fee was refunded.

The Export Wizard and Build System have differing opinions about what is
acceptable when it comes to the contents of sources files. The Build System
is forgiving. The Export Wizard is not. If a sources file contains a
reference to a seemingly insignificant file, ReadMe.txt in my case, it _has_
to be there. Otherwise, Export Wizard will fail without giving you any
useful clues about the cause of the failure. Unlike the Build System, Export
Wizard does not produce any log files (that I'm aware of) to allow you to
trace the cause of the failure. The Build System will simply ignore the
reference to the missing file, move on and complete normally.

So far, the problem is my bad. But here's the kicker. If Export Wizard
fails to complete normally for any reason, it will continue to fail even if
the problem is resolved, until you restart Platform Builder. A PB restart is
required to clear the error condition. I could have spent an eternity trying
different things to fix my problem without discovering this fact. I may have
actually fixed my own problem at one point without knowing it because I never
bothered to restart PB. Arrrgh!

I do commend MS tech support for finding the problem promptly, accepting
responsibility for the PB bug and then refunding the support fee. Avkash is
my hero.

"Christopher Le [MS]" wrote:

> Hi, sorry you haven't gotten a response until now. Are you still repro'ing?
>
> First of all, I couldn't get the Export Wizard to repro. I had cloned the
> CEPC BSP and then copied/pasted your ComponentType snippets into the .cec
> file. I was able to generate the .msi for both cases.
>
> Looking at your example, I'm guessing your .pbpxml files belonged to
> drivers that were included in the 3rd Party Solutions CD that shipped with
> PB. Is that true? If so, then those drivers were the same ones I tried.
>
> Question for you: During your repro cases, after selecting your .cec file,
> did the Export Wizard's Step 3 dialog list the driver's .pbpxml file as
> well as the other BSP-related source code directories?
>
> Please follow up with me directly and I'll be glad to investigate further
> with you. (cleATmicrosoft).
>
> Thanks.
>
>

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