Re: [Condor-users] Modifying Condor's MSI distribution

[Kevin.Buckley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

> If you download the Windows zip package instead of the MSI, starting
> in the 7.6 series there is a script inside etc/wix called do_wix that
> generates an installer from the zip.  You'll want to use another
> directory as the working directory, of course. If you modify the line
>
> LOCAL_CONFIG_FILE = $(LOCAL_DIR)/condor_config.local
>
> in the condor_confic.generic file one level above the wix folder
> before you generate the MSI, the resulting installer will have
> the change.  You will need to install wix 3.0 from here
> http://wix.codeplex.com/releases/view/44406 to generate the installer.

Brilliant !

Have just deployed a modified MSI to a test machine.

Did exactly what it says on the tin.

Thank you so much for the information about this.

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Victoria University of Wellington
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