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0014925CMakeCPackpublic2014-05-22 09:192016-06-10 14:31
ReporterRichard Ulrich 
Assigned ToNils Gladitz 
PrioritynormalSeverityfeatureReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionmoved 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product VersionCMake 2.8.12.2 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0014925: Generate Multilanguage msi files with the WiX generator
DescriptionWhen I first saw that CPACK_WIX_CULTURES accepts a list, I assumed it would build a multilanguage package.
Later I learned, that the behavior comes from WiX itself, that it builds a package for the first culture entry, and uses the others as backup if a certain string is not available for the primary culture.
At first, I read on the WiX Tutorial, that msi packages are always single culture. But then I found out the procedure to make them multilanguage. It's a bit cumbersome:
* build an msi for each culture
* make a diff for each of them
* inject the diffs into the main msi
* tell the msi which cultures it supports

I created a custom target that creates a multilanguage msi for me.
But it would be much nicer, if this could be baked into cpack.
Steps To Reproduce
Additional Information# build a separate msi for each of the different supported languages
# generate *.mst (transform) files of the diffs # inject the transforms into the german installer
# http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/103749/Creating-a-Localized-Windows-Installer-Bootstrap [^]
GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(CPACK_COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} PATH)
SET(CPACK_COMMAND ${CPACK_COMMAND}/cpack.exe)
FILE(WRITE ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "@echo off" \n)
# build the english installer
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat ":: building the installer in english" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "\"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -D CPACK_WIX_CULTURES:STRING=en-us \"${PointLine_MAIN_DIR}\"" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 goto exit" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "\"${CPACK_COMMAND}\" -G WIX -C RelWithDebInfo" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 goto exit" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "del ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${VERSION_STR3}-win32_en-us.msi" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "ren ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${VERSION_STR3}-win32.msi ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${VERSION_STR3}-win32_en-us.msi" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 goto exit" \n)
# build the dutch installer
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat ":: building the installer in dutch" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "\"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -D CPACK_WIX_CULTURES:STRING=nl-nl \"${PointLine_MAIN_DIR}\"" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 goto exit" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "\"${CPACK_COMMAND}\" -G WIX -C RelWithDebInfo" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 goto exit" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "del ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${VERSION_STR3}-win32_nl-nl.msi" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "ren ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${VERSION_STR3}-win32.msi ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${VERSION_STR3}-win32_nl-nl.msi" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 goto exit" \n)
# build the french installer
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat ":: building the installer in french" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "\"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -D CPACK_WIX_CULTURES:STRING=fr-fr \"${PointLine_MAIN_DIR}\"" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 goto exit" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "\"${CPACK_COMMAND}\" -G WIX -C RelWithDebInfo" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 goto exit" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "del ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${VERSION_STR3}-win32_fr-fr.msi" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "ren ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${VERSION_STR3}-win32.msi ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${VERSION_STR3}-win32_fr-fr.msi" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 goto exit" \n)
# build the german installer
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat ":: building the installer in german" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "\"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -D CPACK_WIX_CULTURES:STRING=de-de \"${PointLine_MAIN_DIR}\"" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 goto exit" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "\"${CPACK_COMMAND}\" -G WIX -C RelWithDebInfo" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 goto exit" \n)
# make diffs and generate the transforms
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat ":: generating the transforms from the diffs" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "\"${WIX_TORCH}\" ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${VERSION_STR3}-win32.msi ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${VERSION_STR3}-win32_en-us.msi -o ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${VERSION_STR3}-win32_en-us.mst" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 goto exit" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "\"${WIX_TORCH}\" ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${VERSION_STR3}-win32.msi ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${VERSION_STR3}-win32_nl-nl.msi -o ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${VERSION_STR3}-win32_nl-nl.mst" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 goto exit" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "\"${WIX_TORCH}\" ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${VERSION_STR3}-win32.msi ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${VERSION_STR3}-win32_fr-fr.msi -o ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${VERSION_STR3}-win32_fr-fr.mst" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 goto exit" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "@echo sucessfully generated the language transforms" \n)
# inject the diffs into the german installer
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat ":: injecting the transforms into the german installer" \n)
SET(MSWSWDEVKIT_CSCRIPT cscript.exe) # Windows Script Host
SET(MSWSWDEVKIT_WiSubStg ${PointLine_MAIN_DIR}/Installer/WiX/WiSubStg.vbs) # From Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "\"${MSWSWDEVKIT_CSCRIPT}\" \"${MSWSWDEVKIT_WiSubStg}\" ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${VERSION_STR3}-win32.msi ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${VERSION_STR3}-win32_en-us.mst 1033" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 goto exit" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "\"${MSWSWDEVKIT_CSCRIPT}\" \"${MSWSWDEVKIT_WiSubStg}\" ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${VERSION_STR3}-win32.msi ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${VERSION_STR3}-win32_nl-nl.mst 1043" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 goto exit" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "\"${MSWSWDEVKIT_CSCRIPT}\" \"${MSWSWDEVKIT_WiSubStg}\" ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${VERSION_STR3}-win32.msi ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${VERSION_STR3}-win32_fr-fr.mst 1036" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 goto exit" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "@echo sucessfully injected the language transforms" \n)
# tell the installer, which localizations it contains
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat ":: tell the installer, which localizations it contains" \n)
SET(MSWSWDEVKIT_WiLangId ${PointLine_MAIN_DIR}/Installer/WiX/wilangid.vbs) # From Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "\"${MSWSWDEVKIT_CSCRIPT}\" \"${MSWSWDEVKIT_WiLangId}\" ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${VERSION_STR3}-win32.msi Package 1031,1033,1043,1036" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 goto exit" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat "@echo sucessfully injected the localization information" \n)
FILE(APPEND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat ":exit" \n)

ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(WiX_LangTransforms
        COMMAND ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/WixMultiLang.bat
        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}
        COMMENT "build the msi for the different supported languages, and generate mst (transform) files of the diffs"
)
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Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2014-05-22 09:19Richard UlrichNew Issue
2014-05-22 09:42Nils GladitzAssigned To => Nils Gladitz
2014-05-22 09:42Nils GladitzStatusnew => assigned
2015-06-12 02:23Richard UlrichNote Added: 0038914
2016-06-10 14:29Kitware RobotNote Added: 0042549
2016-06-10 14:29Kitware RobotStatusassigned => resolved
2016-06-10 14:29Kitware RobotResolutionopen => moved
2016-06-10 14:31Kitware RobotStatusresolved => closed

Notes
(0038914)
Richard Ulrich   
2015-06-12 02:23   
If the different language specific installers could be built in parallel, It could signifficantly reduce the total build time.
(0042549)
Kitware Robot   
2016-06-10 14:29   
Resolving issue as `moved`.

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