Dedicated build of Advanced Installer setup project within Azure DevOps
This tutorial will guide to create a custom build for an Advanced Installer setup project within Azure DevOps
1. Install the extensions
- Open Azure DevOps, go to "Pipelines > Builds" and press “+ New” button and select "New Build Pipeline" to create a task.
- Select your repository (eg. Azure Repos Git)
- choose a template for your task or click on “Empty job” hyperlink to start from scratch
- In the Azure DevOps Marketplace search for the Advanced Installer extensions and install them.
There are two Advanced Installer extensions for Azure DevOps :
Advanced Installer
Build and Advanced
Installer Tool.
Here you could find more information regarding
our extensions for Azure DevOps
If you need to build a stand-alone .AIP project you should use
the Advanced Installer Build Extension. This will ensure
that a specified version of Advanced Installer is installed on the build
environment and an Advanced Installer build is triggered when the task
is executed.
2. Add the Build task
From "Tasks" tab add the Advanced Installer Build by clicking on the + sign next to the “Agent Job”
3. Configure the Advanced Installer Build task
- In the “Project” field pick your .AIP project
- Specify what build contained by your Advanced Installer project you want this task to refer. For example “DefaultBuild”
- Choose the location where the resuleted package should be placed by picking the Output Package Folder under “Advanced Build Settings” category
- In the Advanced Installer Tool category enter the version of Advanced Installer you want the task to install and run on the build environment and your Advanced Installer license key.
4. Add Publish Build Artifact task
From "Tasks" tab add the Publish Build Artifact task by clicking on the + sign next to the “Agent Job”
This task will provide access to the package created by the build task. Just copy the path from “Path to publish” in the “Output Package Folder” field of the Advanced Installer Build task.