- Use SetProperty + WixQuietExec two-step pattern to pass runtime
INSTALLDIR to a deferred CustomAction (fixes WIX1077 and WIX0400)
- Add WixToolset.Util.wixext/7.0.0 extension (required for WixQuietExec)
- Fix condition syntax: collapse multi-line conditions to single line
- Add -ext WixToolset.Util.wixext to wix build command in windows-msi.yml
**`build-aux/windows/QElectroTech.wxs`**
- Desktop and Start Menu shortcuts now point directly to `bin\qelectrotech.exe` with all required arguments (`--common-elements-dir`, `--common-tbt-dir`, `--lang-dir`, `-style windowsvista`) — no `.bat` wrapper needed
- Added a deferred `CustomAction` that runs after `InstallFiles` and recursively sets all files in `elements\` to read-only using an inline PowerShell command
**`.github/workflows/windows-msi.yml`**
- Replaced the step that created `Lancer QET.bat` with a step that removes it from the artifact before the WiX build, so it is not embedded in the MSI
- The `.bat` file remains untouched in the ZIP portable build (managed by `windows-build.yml`)
- No console window flashing when launching QElectroTech from the MSI shortcuts
- The `elements\` directory is properly set to read-only after installation, as required
- Cleaner MSI package — no `.bat` file shipped to end users installing via MSI
Installing build-snaps
Failed to install or refresh snap 'kde-qt5-core22-sdk'.
'kde-qt5-core22-sdk' does not exist or is not available on channel 'latest/stable'.
Use `snap info kde-qt5-core22-sdk` to get a list of channels the snap is available on.
Full execution log: '/root/.local/state/snapcraft/log/snapcraft-20251214-140707.644603.log'
Build failed
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/lpbuildd/target/build_snap.py", line 322, in run
self.pull()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/lpbuildd/target/build_snap.py", line 249, in pull
self.run_build_command(
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/lpbuildd/target/operation.py", line 70, in run_build_command
return self.backend.run(args, cwd=cwd, env=full_env, **kwargs)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/lpbuildd/target/lxd.py", line 736, in run
subprocess.check_call(cmd, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python3.12/subprocess.py", line 413, in check_call
raise CalledProcessError(retcode, cmd)
Fix traceback when selecting "Project" menu "Launch the terminal block
creation plugin" item:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/snap/qelectrotech/1973/bin/qet_tb_generator", line 33, in <module>
sys.exit(load_entry_point('qet-tb-generator==1.3.1', 'console_scripts', 'qet_tb_generator')())
File "/snap/qelectrotech/1973/bin/qet_tb_generator", line 25, in importlib_load_entry_point
return next(matches).load()
File "/usr/lib/python3.10/importlib/metadata/__init__.py", line 171, in load
module = import_module(match.group('module'))
File "/usr/lib/python3.10/importlib/__init__.py", line 126, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1050, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1027, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1006, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 688, in _load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 883, in exec_module
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 241, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "/snap/qelectrotech/1973/lib/python3.10/site-packages/src/main.py", line 98, in <module>
import src.PySimpleGUI as sg
File "/snap/qelectrotech/1973/lib/python3.10/site-packages/src/PySimpleGUI.py", line 95, in <module>
import tkinter as tk
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'tkinter'
Laurent Trinques