How do you create an event log source using WiX

问题

I'm creating an installer for a website that uses a custom event log source. I would like our WiX based installer to create that event log source during installation.

Does anyone know the best way to do this using the WiX framework.

回答1:

Wix has out-of-the-box support for creating event log sources.

Assuming you use Wix 3, you first need to add a reference to WixUtilExtension to either your Votive project or the command line. You can then add an EventSource element under a component :

<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"
    xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension">

    <Component ...>
        ...
        <util:EventSource Log="Application" Name="*source name*"
           EventMessageFile="*path to message file*"/>
        ...
    </Component>

If this is a .NET project, you can use EventLogMessages.dll in the framework directory as the message file.

回答2:

Just to save people some time - if you are trying to use the Application log and the .NET messages you can cut paste the below code:

<Util:EventSource
 xmlns:Util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension"
 Name="ROOT Builder"
 Log="Application"
 EventMessageFile="%SystemRoot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\EventLogMessages.dll"
/>

NOTE: the path above is now correct..

回答3:

How about the more flexible stuff built in:

EventMessageFile="[NETFRAMEWORK20INSTALLROOTDIR]EventLogMessages.dll"

or

EventMessageFile="[NETFRAMEWORK40FULLINSTALLROOTDIR]EventLogMessages.dll"

And

EventMessageFile="[NETFRAMEWORK40FULLINSTALLROOTDIR64]EventLogMessages.dll"

来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58538/how-do-you-create-an-event-log-source-using-wix