x86 and arm64 installer packages #10

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opened 2026-10-14 01:26:55 -05:00 by jeff · 1 comment

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Part of #1

What to build

-a x86, -a x64 and -a arm64, with x64 the default. The architecture sets the summary information template and minimum installer version, marks components 64-bit in x64 and arm64 installer packages, and is visible to WiX sources as $(sys.BUILDARCH). Every VM test fixture is built for each architecture the reference implementation supports.

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Seam 1 tests: the template, installer version and component attributes for each architecture.
Seam 2 test: $(sys.BUILDARCH) expands to x86, x64 or arm64 as -a says, in a conditional.
An unknown architecture is an error naming the ones supported.
VM test: every fixture's tables match the reference implementation's for each architecture, with generated columns masked.
VM test: the x86 and x64 builds of a fixture install under Wine into Program Files (x86) and Program Files respectively.

## Parent Part of #1 ## What to build `-a x86`, `-a x64` and `-a arm64`, with x64 the default. The architecture sets the summary information template and minimum installer version, marks components 64-bit in x64 and arm64 installer packages, and is visible to WiX sources as `$(sys.BUILDARCH)`. Every VM test fixture is built for each architecture the reference implementation supports. ## Acceptance criteria - [ ] Seam 1 tests: the template, installer version and component attributes for each architecture. - [ ] Seam 2 test: `$(sys.BUILDARCH)` expands to `x86`, `x64` or `arm64` as `-a` says, in a conditional. - [ ] An unknown architecture is an error naming the ones supported. - [ ] VM test: every fixture's tables match the reference implementation's for each architecture, with generated columns masked. - [ ] VM test: the x86 and x64 builds of a fixture install under Wine into `Program Files (x86)` and `Program Files` respectively.

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Build x86 and arm64 installer packages (#10)

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Done in 7a909cb; CI run 8 is green.

What changed: a package without InstallerVersion now gets its architecture's minimum: 100 for x86, 200 for x64, 500 for arm64. A lower one is an error. -a intel is accepted as wixl's alias for x86.
Seam 1: the template, minimum installer version and 64-bit component attribute for each architecture, and $(sys.BUILDARCH) choosing the program files folder.
End to end: every fixture chooses ProgramFilesFolder or ProgramFiles64Folder with $(sys.BUILDARCH), and is now checked for x86, x64 and arm64:
- x86 and x64 are compared with wixl and installed under Wine, an x86 package into Program Files (x86) and registered in the 32-bit registry view.
- arm64 is checked for reproducibility and with msiinfo and cabextract only, since msitools 0.106 rejects arm64 outright and this Wine can't install it.

Done in 7a909cb; CI run 8 is green. - **What changed:** a package without `InstallerVersion` now gets its architecture's minimum: 100 for x86, 200 for x64, 500 for arm64. A lower one is an error. `-a intel` is accepted as wixl's alias for x86. - **Seam 1:** the template, minimum installer version and 64-bit component attribute for each architecture, and `$(sys.BUILDARCH)` choosing the program files folder. - **End to end:** every fixture chooses `ProgramFilesFolder` or `ProgramFiles64Folder` with `$(sys.BUILDARCH)`, and is now checked for x86, x64 and arm64: - **x86 and x64** are compared with wixl and installed under Wine, an x86 package into `Program Files (x86)` and registered in the 32-bit registry view. - **arm64** is checked for reproducibility and with `msiinfo` and `cabextract` only, since msitools 0.106 rejects arm64 outright and this Wine can't install it.

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