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Dooyoul Chung's avatar
Dooyoul Chung
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Oct 23, 2018

Error makepri.exe failed, exit code = -2146958844

When I convert MSI to MSIX, I received error on makepri.exe. The same error occur both command line and UI. Anyone experience this error? Any suggestion to solve this error?
dooyoul.chung@autodesk.com
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anamay
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Jan 22, 2019

Hi, 

I have a MSI package along with MST and MSP, the tool in capturing everything but I am facing the same issue. 

makepri.exe failed, exit code = -2146958844

 

Log file shows this : 

About to start process
[1/7/2019 6:49:20 PM] [Debug]     - File name:                 makepri.exe
[1/7/2019 6:49:20 PM] [Debug]     - Arguments:                 new /cf "C:\Users\Win10\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MsixPackagingTool_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir\Logs_2\PriConfig.xml" /pr "C:\Users\Win10\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MsixPackagingTool_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir\Logs_2\VisualAssetsRoot" /mn "C:\Users\Win10\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MsixPackagingTool_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir\Logs_2\gxcsy0yd.fj5.Manifest" /o /of "C:\Users\Win10\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MsixPackagingTool_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir\Logs_2\resources.pri" /mf Appx
[1/7/2019 6:49:21 PM] [Info] M i c r o s o f t   ( R )   M a k e P R I   T o o l

 

Any update and resolution?

James Pike's avatar
James Pike
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Jan 23, 2019

Hi Anamay,

 

Makepri errors tend to be a catch all for something went awry in our conversion logic.  If you can share your full logs or file feedback, I may be able to give you more specifics or workarounds for your problem.

 

In the meantime, consider giving the latest update of the tool a try. It has addressed many issues that folks were experiencing as Makepri failures. I know there are still some problems especially around COM translations and behavior though.  We are working to address those in future updates to the tool.

 

If you still hit a problem using the January update, please do send me your logs!

 

Thanks!

James

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