jpackage and Wix 5

[Alexey Semenyuk]

Hi Davide,

jpackage should work seamlessly with WiX5. Could you run your jpackage 
command with `--verbose` arg? It will provide a context for the error.

- Alexey

On 3/19/2025 6:19 AM, Davide Perini wrote:
> I add some context:
>
> I installed wix 5 using the donet command globally,
> wix is in the path but when I try to run my jpackage command I get 
> this error:
>
> jpackage -i ./target --type exe --main-class 
> org.dpsoftware.JavaFXStarter --main-jar 
> FireflyLuciferin-jar-with-dependencies.jar --icon 
> ./data/img/luciferin_logo.ico
>  --win-menu --win-menu-group Ambilight --copyright "Davide Perini" 
> --name "Firefly Luciferin"  --vendor DPsoftware --win-dir-chooser 
> --win-shortcut --win-per-user-install --win-shortcut 
> --win-shortcut-prompt --java-options "-XX:+UseZGC -Xms64m -Xmx1024m"
>
>
> java.io.IOException: Command [wix.exe, build, -nologo, -pdbtype, none, 
> -intermediatefolder, 
> C:\Users\SBLANT~1\AppData\Local\Temp\jdk.jpackage95160440034084538\wixobj, 
> -ext, WixToolset.Util.wixext, -arch, x64, -ext, WixToolset.UI
> .wixext, -b, 
> C:\Users\SBLANT~1\AppData\Local\Temp\jdk.jpackage95160440034084538\config, 
> -loc, 
> C:\Users\SBLANT~1\AppData\Local\Temp\jdk.jpackage95160440034084538\config\MsiInstallerStrings_de.wxl, 
> -loc, C:\Users\SBLANT~1\AppData\
> Local\Temp\jdk.jpackage95160440034084538\config\MsiInstallerStrings_en.wxl, 
> -loc, 
> C:\Users\SBLANT~1\AppData\Local\Temp\jdk.jpackage95160440034084538\config\MsiInstallerStrings_ja.wxl, 
> -loc, C:\Users\SBLANT~1\AppData\Local\Temp\j
> dk.jpackage95160440034084538\config\MsiInstallerStrings_zh_CN.wxl, 
> -culture, en-us, -d, JpAppDescription=Firefly Luciferin, -d, 
> JpStartMenuShortcutPrompt=yes, -d, JpDesktopShortcutPrompt=yes, -d, 
> JpProductCode=e0be8901-8911-3da4
> -83e2-2c15892e1623, -d, JpAppName=Firefly Luciferin, -d, 
> JpAllowDowngrades=yes, -d, 
> JpIcon=C:\Users\SBLANT~1\AppData\Local\Temp\jdk.jpackage95160440034084538\images\win-msi.image\Firefly 
> Luciferin\Firefly Luciferin.exe, -d, JpAp
> pSizeKb=409283, -d, JpAppVersion=1.0, -d, 
> JpAfterInstallDirDlg=ShortcutPromptDlg, -d, JpAllowUpgrades=yes, -d, 
> JpProductUpgradeCode=2b8902a1-d85a-3650-9b08-d990b365e5e9, -d, 
> JpAppVendor=DPsoftware, -d, JpConfigDir=C:\Users\SBLAN
> T~1\AppData\Local\Temp\jdk.jpackage95160440034084538\config, 
> C:\Users\SBLANT~1\AppData\Local\Temp\jdk.jpackage95160440034084538\config\main.wxs, 
> C:\Users\SBLANT~1\AppData\Local\Temp\jdk.jpackage95160440034084538\config\bundle.wx 
>
> f, 
> C:\Users\SBLANT~1\AppData\Local\Temp\jdk.jpackage95160440034084538\config\ui.wxf, 
> C:\Users\SBLANT~1\AppData\Local\Temp\jdk.jpackage95160440034084538\config\ShortcutPromptDlg.wxs, 
> C:\Users\SBLANT~1\AppData\Local\Temp\jdk.jpack
> age95160440034084538\config\InstallDirNotEmptyDlg.wxs, -out, 
> C:\Users\SBLANT~1\AppData\Local\Temp\jdk.jpackage95160440034084538\wixobj\a.msi] 
> in 
> C:\Users\SBLANT~1\AppData\Local\Temp\jdk.jpackage95160440034084538\images\win-msi.image\Firefly 
> Luciferin exited with 144 code
>
>
> Il 19/03/2025 10:12, Davide Perini ha scritto:
>>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> I'm using jpackage along with Wix3.
>>
>> The command I use to generate my .exe is:
>>           jpackage -i ../../target --type exe --main-class 
>> org.dpsoftware.JavaFXStarter --main-jar 
>> FireflyLuciferin-jar-with-dependencies.jar --icon 
>> ../../data/img/java_fast_screen_capture_logo.ico --win-menu 
>> --win-menu-group Luciferin --copyright "Davide Perini" --name 
>> "Firefly Luciferin"  --vendor DPsoftware --win-dir-chooser 
>> --win-shortcut --win-per-user-install --win-upgrade-uuid myuuid 
>> --app-version "${{steps.get-id.outputs.id}}" --win-shortcut 
>> --win-shortcut-prompt --java-options "-XX:+UseZGC 
>> -XX:+UseStringDeduplication -Xms64m -Xmx1024m 
>> --add-modules=jdk.incubator.vector"
>>
>> How can I move it to Wix5 using Java 24?
>>
>> Is there a guide/documentation that help in migrating from Wix 3 to 
>> Wix 5?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Davide
>>
>