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Create MSIX Package in Release Pipeline!
Hi s_salaria
The AppxManifest.xml should be in the root of the directory you are packaging. So you need to either move it to the BRMS_Packaging_MSIX\Shell\ directory or point the task to the BRMS_Packaging_MSIX\ directory. (Which probably means that the task doesn't actually need to ask for the path to the manifest, or that if it does it should be using it even if it's not at the root.)
In your manifest file I noticed that there is a reference to a Shell\*.exe file and several Images\*.png files. These files must exist relative to the input directory, so you will want the directory you pass to the task to look something like this:
\ AppxManifest.xml Shell\ BRMSv2.exe ... Images\ StoreLogo.png ...
MicrosoftHi s_salaria ,
How do specify the env specific configurations for your packages? E.g. whether you modify the manifests, or add a flag when compiling, or something else. Knowing that could help us find a way to do what you need.
If you use the MSIXPackaging task, you will want to point either
- To the .sln file and .appxmanifest in your sources directory $(Build.SourcesDirectory), to compile into DLLs/EXEs and then create an MSIX (so you skip the VSBuild step); or
- To a directory with your already compiled DLLs/EXEs and an AppxManifest.xml, to create the MSIX from that without compiling. This could be in your $(Build.BinariesDirectory) if you pointed the VSBuild step to place the files there.
I know that doesn't answer your question, but hopefully helps to move in the right direction.
Thank you Chacon,
Currently I have only one app.config in project and that project is being referenced in UWP project. Further UWP project is generating MSIX based on that. I don't have any idea how we can use different configs through UWP publishing.
As per your suggestion I'm looking for second option. Build pipeline will build that project(without UWP project) and release pipelines uses $(Build.BinariesDirectory) or Build Artifacts to generate MSIX with specific env config. please accept my apology if I'm asking too much OOB or uneven.
Thank you and I really appreciate your response.