runner-images
runner-images copied to clipboard
actions
WiX 3.14.1 causes issues due to TEMP directory handling
Description
Described in issue tracker: https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/8078
Remediation currently is to revert back to 3.14.0
Platforms affected
- [X] Azure DevOps
- [ ] GitHub Actions - Standard Runners
- [ ] GitHub Actions - Larger Runners
Runner images affected
- [ ] Ubuntu 20.04
- [ ] Ubuntu 22.04
- [ ] macOS 11
- [ ] macOS 12
- [ ] macOS 13
- [ ] macOS 13 Arm64
- [ ] macOS 14
- [ ] macOS 14 Arm64
- [X] Windows Server 2019
- [X] Windows Server 2022
Image version and build link
Image: windows-2022 Version: 20240322.1.0
Is it regression?
No
Expected behavior
Rollback WiX to 3.14.0 until the bug in WiX 3.14.1 is solved
Actual behavior
WiX 3.14.1 is installed, which breaks Windows Installer builds due to bug in Wix 3.14.1.
See https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/8078
Repro steps
Create a project that creates a Windows Installer file with a Custom Action Build the project via Azure Pipelines on latest Windows 2019 or Windows 2022 build agent. Run Windows Installer as user, it will return a SFXCA error in de Windows installer log file.
SFXCA: Failed to create temp directory. Error code 5 CustomAction CheckingAppIsRunning returned actual error code 1603 (note this may not be 100% accurate if translation happened inside sandbox)
When building this project with a build agent that runs WiX 3.14.0, it will build a Windows Installer file that will not return this issue
Hey @JSdeJong! Thank you for bringing it to our attention. We'll think about what to do with this issue.
Hi again @JSdeJong! It was decided to wait for the new version of tool to be available. Previous version had (have?) other bugs and CVE: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/9543 There is no particular point in replacing some breaking changes with others. I will leave this issue to better inform users until a new update occurs.
In the meantime there is a workaround you could use, it will take about couple minutes:
choco install wixtoolset --version <desired_version> --allow-downgrade --force
Hello @erik-bershel Is there any ETA for newer version in image? We are waiting on production release. ETA will help us to take a informed decision before downgrade
Hello @erik-bershel Is there any ETA for newer version in image? We are waiting on production release.
No ETA since it is an external issue. I suppose we'll deliver it next week after release in Chocolatey published and approved by maintainers. Till then you may use workaround.
It seems the fix for WiX is committed, but not released yet. So first have to wait for WiXToolset team to release a new version with the fix @birarroshan
@erik-bershel Thanks for the very quick reply! Currently we managed to downgrade WiX in our pipelines.
I planing to close this item due to the fact that in general we cannot do anything on our part to resolve it without ruining the experience of other users. As I said, the release of a new image with the fixed WIX toolset will occur next week after the updates are published in the Chocolatey repository. Until then, we ask those who are affected by the WIX bug to use the workaround.
Hello @erik-bershel, I cannot see Wix release tag 3.14.2. May I know what is the next version?
Hey @birarroshan! It isn't yet available in Choco. See there: https://community.chocolatey.org/packages/wixtoolset#versionhistory We'll deploy it next week after the release in Chocolatey.
Hi again @JSdeJong! It was decided to wait for the new version of tool to be available. Previous version had (have?) other bugs and CVE: #9543 There is no particular point in replacing some breaking changes with others. I will leave this issue to better inform users until a new update occurs.
In the meantime there is a workaround you could use, it will take about couple minutes:
choco install wixtoolset --version <desired_version> --allow-downgrade --force
Posting because I lost a bunch of time to this; but the above command won't work - I'm not sure why, but I suspect the WiX installer doesn't allow downgrades.
It's necessary to uninstall wixtoolset before installing the older version
choco uninstall wixtoolset
Hey @birarroshan! It isn't yet available in Choco. See there: https://community.chocolatey.org/packages/wixtoolset#versionhistory We'll deploy it next week after the release in Chocolatey.
Do you have some information about release in Chocolatey?
Do you have some information about release in Chocolatey?
No, we do not have a separate communication channel with the Chocolatey support team.