error LGHT0103 : The system cannot find the file '.wixobj' with type 'Source'

[wagner-cardoso]

Describe the bug

I am doing the tutorial e when I am going to make a package with command: "briefcase package", occurs this:

[temperature] Building MSI...
Compiling application manifest...
'C:\Users\fisic\AppData\Local\BeeWare\briefcase\Cache\tools\wix\heat.exe' dir src -nologo -gg -sfrag -sreg -srd -scom -dr temperature_ROOTDIR -cg temperature_COMPONENTS -var var.SourceDir -out temperature-manifest.wxs
Return code: 0
Compiling... done

Compiling application installer..
'C:\Users\fisic\AppData\Local\BeeWare\briefcase\Cache\tools\wix\candle.exe' -nologo -ext WixUtilExtension -ext WixUIExtension -arch x64 -dSourceDir=src temperature.wxs temperature-manifest.wxs
Return code: 0
Compiling... done

Linking application installer...
'C:\Users\fisic\AppData\Local\BeeWare\briefcase\Cache\tools\wix\light.exe' -nologo -ext WixUtilExtension -ext WixUIExtension -loc unicode.wxl -o 'C:\git\python\treino\beeware-tutorial\temperature\dist\Temperature-0.0.1.msi' temperature.wixobj temperature-manifest.wixobj

C:\git\python\treino\beeware-tutorial\temperature\build\temperature\windows\app
light.exe : error LGHT0103 : The system cannot find the file 'temperature.wixobj' with type 'Source'. Return code: 103
Linking...
Unable to link app temperature.

The problem is the files temperature.wixobj and temperature-manifest-wixobj dont are created by candle.exe

Steps to reproduce

1 - Create a application with briefacas new
2 - Run briefacase create
3 - Run briefcase build
4 - Run briefcase package (the problem occurs here!)

Expected behavior

I want to generate a .MSI installer

Screenshots

No response

Environment

OS Release: Windows 10
OS Version: 10.0.22621
Architecture: AMD64
Platform: Windows-10-10.0.22621-SP0

Python exe: C:\git\python\treino\beeware-tutorial\venv\Scripts\python.exe
Python version: 3.10.4 (tags/v3.10.4:9d38120, Mar 23 2022, 23:13:41) [MSC v.1929 64 bit (AMD64)]
Virtual env: True
Conda env: False

Briefcase: 0.3.14
Target platform: windows
Target format: app

Toga: 0.3.1

Logs

Additional context

No response

[freakboy3742]

Thanks for the report. It's a little unclear what is going on here; you say you're "following the tutorial", and the virtual environment seems to suggest you're using the suggested environment name - but your application is named "temperature". Can you provided details on what is going on here? Did you just make the choice to name your tutorial "temperature" instead of "Hello World"? Or is there something else going on?

The error message suggests that something went wrong when compiling the WiX installer, and one of the intermediate products from the build process cannot be found. Can you list the contents of build\temperature\windows\app and tell us what you find?

Can we also ask that you provide the complete log file that Briefcase generated when it crashed? You've provided parts of a log, but it's not clear which parts you've redacted.

[wagner-cardoso]

Yes, I followed the tutorial, I just changed the application name and nothing else.
See the source:

"""
Conversor de temperatura
"""
import toga
from toga.style import Pack
from toga.style.pack import COLUMN, ROW


class Temperature(toga.App):

    def startup(self):
        """
        Construct and show the Toga application.

        Usually, you would add your application to a main content box.
        We then create a main window (with a name matching the app), and
        show the main window.
        """
        main_box = toga.Box()

        self.main_window = toga.MainWindow(title=self.formal_name)
        self.main_window.content = main_box
        self.main_window.show()


def main():
    return Temperature()

[freakboy3742]

Ok - what about the other details I asked for?

[wagner-cardoso]

The complete log is here:

Full log

Date/Time:       2023-06-12 02:58:06 
Command line:    C:\git\python\treino\beeware-tutorial\venv\Scripts\briefcase package

OS Release:      Windows 10
OS Version:      10.0.22621
Architecture:    AMD64
Platform:        Windows-10-10.0.22621-SP0

Python exe:      C:\git\python\treino\beeware-tutorial\venv\Scripts\python.exe
Python version:  3.10.4 (tags/v3.10.4:9d38120, Mar 23 2022, 23:13:41) [MSC v.1929 64 bit (AMD64)]
Virtual env:     True
Conda env:       False

Briefcase:       0.3.14
Target platform: windows
Target format:   app

Environment Variables:
    ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\ProgramData
    APPDATA=C:\Users\fisic\AppData\Roaming
    COMMONPROGRAMFILES=C:\Program Files\Common Files
    COMMONPROGRAMFILES(X86)=C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files
    COMMONPROGRAMW6432=C:\Program Files\Common Files
    COMPUTERNAME=DESKTOP-AV0M277
    COMSPEC=C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
    DRIVERDATA=C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\DriverData
    EFC_8488=1
    HOMEDRIVE=C:
    HOMEPATH=\Users\fisic
    IDEA_INITIAL_DIRECTORY=C:\Users\fisic\OneDrive\Área de Trabalho
    INTEL_DEV_REDIST=C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intel\Shared Libraries\
    LOCALAPPDATA=C:\Users\fisic\AppData\Local
    LOGONSERVER=\\DESKTOP-AV0M277
    MIC_LD_LIBRARY_PATH=C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intel\Shared Libraries\compiler\lib\intel64_win_mic
    NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=12
    ONEDRIVE=C:\Users\fisic\OneDrive
    ONEDRIVECONSUMER=C:\Users\fisic\OneDrive
    OS=Windows_NT
    PATH=C:\git\python\treino\beeware-tutorial\venv/Scripts;C:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\Studio\22.0\bin;C:\Users\Public\Documents\Embarcadero\Studio\22.0\Bpl;C:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\Studio\22.0\bin64;C:\Users\Public\Documents\Embarcadero\Studio\22.0\Bpl\Win64;C:\Program Files\AdoptOpenJDK\jdk-8.0.242.08-hotspot\bin;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath;C:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\Studio\21.0\bin;C:\Users\Public\Documents\Embarcadero\Studio\21.0\Bpl;C:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\Studio\21.0\bin64;C:\Users\Public\Documents\Embarcadero\Studio\21.0\Bpl\Win64;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intel\Shared Libraries\redist\intel64_win\compiler;C:\Program Files\Python310\Scripts\;C:\Program Files\Python310\;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH\;C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\miktex\bin\x64\;C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\14\bin;C:\Program Files\Calibre2\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\bin;C:\Program Files\nodejs\;C:\Program Files\dotnet\;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\lazarus;C:\lazarus\fpc\3.2.2\bin\x86_64-win64;C:\Users\fisic\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Program Files\JetBrains\PyCharm Community Edition 2022.1.1\bin;C:\Users\fisic\AppData\Roaming\npm;C:\flutter\bin;C:\Users\fisic\AppData\Local\JetBrains\Toolbox\scripts;C:\Users\Public\Documents\Embarcadero\Studio\21.0\CatalogRepository\AndroidSDK-2525-21.0.40680.4203\platform-tools;;C:\Users\fisic\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Users\fisic\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Program Files\JetBrains\PyCharm Community Edition 2022.1.1\bin;C:\Users\fisic\AppData\Roaming\npm;C:\flutter\bin;C:\Users\fisic\AppData\Local\JetBrains\Toolbox\scripts;C:\Users\Public\Documents\Embarcadero\Studio\21.0\CatalogRepository\AndroidSDK-2525-21.0.40680.4203\platform-tools;;C:\Users\fisic\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;.\modules\.bin;C:\Users\fisic\.boss\modules\.bin;C:\Users\fisic\.boss\env\bpl;C:\Users\fisic\.boss\env\dcu;C:\Users\fisic\.boss\env\dcp;C:\Users\fisic\.dotnet\tools
    PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC;.PY;.PYW;.CPL
    PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=AMD64
    PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=Intel64 Family 6 Model 165 Stepping 2, GenuineIntel
    PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6
    PROCESSOR_REVISION=a502
    PROGRAMDATA=C:\ProgramData
    PROGRAMFILES=C:\Program Files
    PROGRAMFILES(X86)=C:\Program Files (x86)
    PROGRAMW6432=C:\Program Files
    PSMODULEPATH=C:\Users\fisic\OneDrive\Documentos\WindowsPowerShell\Modules;C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules;C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules
    PUBLIC=C:\Users\Public
    PYCHARM COMMUNITY EDITION=C:\Program Files\JetBrains\PyCharm Community Edition 2022.1.1\bin;
    SESSIONNAME=Console
    SYSTEMDRIVE=C:
    SYSTEMROOT=C:\WINDOWS
    TEMP=C:\Users\fisic\AppData\Local\Temp
    TERMINAL_EMULATOR=JetBrains-JediTerm
    TERM_SESSION_ID=dd4931c0-8e60-483b-9dda-67f472492fbe
    TMP=C:\Users\fisic\AppData\Local\Temp
    USERDOMAIN=DESKTOP-AV0M277
    USERDOMAIN_ROAMINGPROFILE=DESKTOP-AV0M277
    USERNAME=fisic
    USERPROFILE=C:\Users\fisic
    VIRTUAL_ENV=C:\git\python\treino\beeware-tutorial\venv
    WINDIR=C:\WINDOWS
    ZES_ENABLE_SYSMAN=1
    __INTELLIJ_COMMAND_HISTFILE__=C:\Users\fisic\AppData\Local\JetBrains\PyCharmCE2022.1\terminal\history\beeware-tutorial-history

Briefcase Log:
[02:58:05]                                                                                                                                                           __init__.py:278
           [temperature] Building MSI...                                                                                                                             __init__.py:278
           Compiling application manifest...                                                                                                                         __init__.py:280
                                                                                                                                                                   subprocess.py:675
           >>> Running Command:                                                                                                                                    subprocess.py:676
           >>>     'C:\Users\fisic\AppData\Local\BeeWare\briefcase\Cache\tools\wix\heat.exe' dir src -nologo -gg -sfrag -sreg -srd -scom -dr temperature_ROOTDIR   subprocess.py:677
           -cg temperature_COMPONENTS -var var.SourceDir -out temperature-manifest.wxs                                                                                              
           >>> Working Directory:                                                                                                                                  subprocess.py:684
           >>>     C:\git\python\treino\beeware-tutorial\temperature\build\temperature\windows\app                                                                 subprocess.py:685
[02:58:06] >>> Return code: 0                                                                                                                                      subprocess.py:712
           Compiling... done                                                                                                                                         __init__.py:281
           Compiling application installer...                                                                                                                        __init__.py:311
                                                                                                                                                                   subprocess.py:675
           >>> Running Command:                                                                                                                                    subprocess.py:676
           >>>     'C:\Users\fisic\AppData\Local\BeeWare\briefcase\Cache\tools\wix\candle.exe' -nologo -ext WixUtilExtension -ext WixUIExtension -arch x64         subprocess.py:677
           -dSourceDir=src temperature.wxs temperature-manifest.wxs                                                                                                                 
           >>> Working Directory:                                                                                                                                  subprocess.py:684
           >>>     C:\git\python\treino\beeware-tutorial\temperature\build\temperature\windows\app                                                                 subprocess.py:685
           >>> Return code: 0                                                                                                                                      subprocess.py:712
           Compiling... done                                                                                                                                         __init__.py:312
           Linking application installer...                                                                                                                          __init__.py:334
                                                                                                                                                                   subprocess.py:675
           >>> Running Command:                                                                                                                                    subprocess.py:676
           >>>     'C:\Users\fisic\AppData\Local\BeeWare\briefcase\Cache\tools\wix\light.exe' -nologo -ext WixUtilExtension -ext WixUIExtension -loc unicode.wxl   subprocess.py:677
           -o 'C:\git\python\treino\beeware-tutorial\temperature\dist\Temperature-0.0.1.msi' temperature.wixobj temperature-manifest.wixobj                                         
           >>> Working Directory:                                                                                                                                  subprocess.py:684
           >>>     C:\git\python\treino\beeware-tutorial\temperature\build\temperature\windows\app                                                                 subprocess.py:685
           light.exe : error LGHT0103 : The system cannot find the file 'temperature.wixobj' with type 'Source'.                                                   subprocess.py:649
           >>> Return code: 103                                                                                                                                    subprocess.py:712
           Linking...                                                                                                                                                __init__.py:335
                                                                                                                                                                      __main__.py:40
           Unable to link app temperature.                                                                                                                            __main__.py:41

Main thread traceback:
╭─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Traceback (most recent call last) ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ C:\git\python\treino\beeware-tutorial\venv\lib\site-packages\briefcase\platforms\windows\__init__.py:336 in package_app                                                          │
│                                                                                                                                                                                  │
│   333 │   │   try:                                                                                                                                                               │
│   334 │   │   │   self.logger.info("Linking application installer...")                                                                                                           │
│   335 │   │   │   with self.input.wait_bar("Linking..."):                                                                                                                        │
│ ❱ 336 │   │   │   │   self.tools.subprocess.run(                                                                                                                                 │
│   337 │   │   │   │   │   [                                                                                                                                                      │
│   338 │   │   │   │   │   │   self.tools.wix.light_exe,                                                                                                                          │
│   339 │   │   │   │   │   │   "-nologo",  # Don't display startup text                                                                                                           │
│                                                                                                                                                                                  │
│ ╭────────────────────────────────────────────────── locals ───────────────────────────────────────────────────╮                                                                  │
│ │               app = <com.example.temperature v0.0.1 AppConfig>                                              │                                                                  │
│ │        cert_store = 'My'                                                                                    │                                                                  │
│ │       file_digest = 'sha256'                                                                                │                                                                  │
│ │          identity = None                                                                                    │                                                                  │
│ │            kwargs = {'adhoc_sign': False}                                                                   │                                                                  │
│ │              self = <briefcase.platforms.windows.app.WindowsAppPackageCommand object at 0x000001648C0E00A0> │                                                                  │
│ │          sign_app = False                                                                                   │                                                                  │
│ │  timestamp_digest = 'sha256'                                                                                │                                                                  │
│ │     timestamp_url = 'http://timestamp.digicert.com'                                                         │                                                                  │
│ │ use_local_machine = False                                                                                   │                                                                  │
│ ╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯                                                                  │
│                                                                                                                                                                                  │
│ C:\git\python\treino\beeware-tutorial\venv\lib\site-packages\briefcase\integrations\subprocess.py:133 in inner                                                                   │
│                                                                                                                                                                                  │
│   130 │   │   │   with sub.tools.input.release_console_control():                                                                                                                │
│   131 │   │   │   │   return sub_method(sub, args, **kwargs)                                                                                                                     │
│   132 │   │   else:                                                                                                                                                              │
│ ❱ 133 │   │   │   return sub_method(sub, args, **kwargs)                                                                                                                         │
│   134 │                                                                                                                                                                          │
│   135 │   return inner                                                                                                                                                           │
│   136                                                                                                                                                                            │
│                                                                                                                                                                                  │
│ ╭───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── locals ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮                             │
│ │                    args = [                                                                                                                      │                             │
│ │                           │   WindowsPath('C:/Users/fisic/AppData/Local/BeeWare/briefcase/Cache/tools/wix/light.exe'),                           │                             │
│ │                           │   '-nologo',                                                                                                         │                             │
│ │                           │   '-ext',                                                                                                            │                             │
│ │                           │   'WixUtilExtension',                                                                                                │                             │
│ │                           │   '-ext',                                                                                                            │                             │
│ │                           │   'WixUIExtension',                                                                                                  │                             │
│ │                           │   '-loc',                                                                                                            │                             │
│ │                           │   'unicode.wxl',                                                                                                     │                             │
│ │                           │   '-o',                                                                                                              │                             │
│ │                           │   WindowsPath('C:/git/python/treino/beeware-tutorial/temperature/dist/Temperature-0.0.1.msi'),                       │                             │
│ │                           │   ... +2                                                                                                             │                             │
│ │                           ]                                                                                                                      │                             │
│ │              executable = 'C:\\Users\\fisic\\AppData\\Local\\BeeWare\\briefcase\\Cache\\tools\\wix\\light.exe'                                   │                             │
│ │                  kwargs = {'check': True, 'cwd': WindowsPath('C:/git/python/treino/beeware-tutorial/temperature/build/temperature/windows/app')} │                             │
│ │ remove_dynamic_elements = False                                                                                                                  │                             │
│ │                     sub = <briefcase.integrations.subprocess.Subprocess object at 0x000001648C0E1720>                                            │                             │
│ │              sub_method = <function Subprocess.run at 0x000001648F2ED900>                                                                        │                             │
│ ╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯                             │
│                                                                                                                                                                                  │
│ C:\git\python\treino\beeware-tutorial\venv\lib\site-packages\briefcase\integrations\subprocess.py:392 in run                                                                     │
│                                                                                                                                                                                  │
│   389 │   │   # caller sets stream_output=False, then ensure_console_is_safe() will                                                                                              │
│   390 │   │   # disable any dynamic console elements while the command runs.                                                                                                     │
│   391 │   │   if stream_output:                                                                                                                                                  │
│ ❱ 392 │   │   │   return self._run_and_stream_output(args, **kwargs)                                                                                                             │
│   393 │   │                                                                                                                                                                      │
│   394 │   │   # Otherwise, invoke run() normally.                                                                                                                                │
│   395 │   │   self._log_command(args)                                                                                                                                            │
│                                                                                                                                                                                  │
│ ╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── locals ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮                                       │
│ │          args = [                                                                                                                      │                                       │
│ │                 │   WindowsPath('C:/Users/fisic/AppData/Local/BeeWare/briefcase/Cache/tools/wix/light.exe'),                           │                                       │
│ │                 │   '-nologo',                                                                                                         │                                       │
│ │                 │   '-ext',                                                                                                            │                                       │
│ │                 │   'WixUtilExtension',                                                                                                │                                       │
│ │                 │   '-ext',                                                                                                            │                                       │
│ │                 │   'WixUIExtension',                                                                                                  │                                       │
│ │                 │   '-loc',                                                                                                            │                                       │
│ │                 │   'unicode.wxl',                                                                                                     │                                       │
│ │                 │   '-o',                                                                                                              │                                       │
│ │                 │   WindowsPath('C:/git/python/treino/beeware-tutorial/temperature/dist/Temperature-0.0.1.msi'),                       │                                       │
│ │                 │   ... +2                                                                                                             │                                       │
│ │                 ]                                                                                                                      │                                       │
│ │        kwargs = {'check': True, 'cwd': WindowsPath('C:/git/python/treino/beeware-tutorial/temperature/build/temperature/windows/app')} │                                       │
│ │          self = <briefcase.integrations.subprocess.Subprocess object at 0x000001648C0E1720>                                            │                                       │
│ │ stream_output = True                                                                                                                   │                                       │
│ ╰────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯                                       │
│                                                                                                                                                                                  │
│ C:\git\python\treino\beeware-tutorial\venv\lib\site-packages\briefcase\integrations\subprocess.py:458 in _run_and_stream_output                                                  │
│                                                                                                                                                                                  │
│   455 │   │   self._log_return_code(return_code)                                                                                                                                 │
│   456 │   │                                                                                                                                                                      │
│   457 │   │   if check and return_code:                                                                                                                                          │
│ ❱ 458 │   │   │   raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(return_code, args, stderr=stderr)                                                                                          │
│   459 │   │                                                                                                                                                                      │
│   460 │   │   return subprocess.CompletedProcess(args, return_code, stderr=stderr)                                                                                               │
│   461                                                                                                                                                                            │
│                                                                                                                                                                                  │
│ ╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── locals ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮              │
│ │        args = [                                                                                                                                                 │              │
│ │               │   WindowsPath('C:/Users/fisic/AppData/Local/BeeWare/briefcase/Cache/tools/wix/light.exe'),                                                      │              │
│ │               │   '-nologo',                                                                                                                                    │              │
│ │               │   '-ext',                                                                                                                                       │              │
│ │               │   'WixUtilExtension',                                                                                                                           │              │
│ │               │   '-ext',                                                                                                                                       │              │
│ │               │   'WixUIExtension',                                                                                                                             │              │
│ │               │   '-loc',                                                                                                                                       │              │
│ │               │   'unicode.wxl',                                                                                                                                │              │
│ │               │   '-o',                                                                                                                                         │              │
│ │               │   WindowsPath('C:/git/python/treino/beeware-tutorial/temperature/dist/Temperature-0.0.1.msi'),                                                  │              │
│ │               │   ... +2                                                                                                                                        │              │
│ │               ]                                                                                                                                                 │              │
│ │       check = True                                                                                                                                              │              │
│ │      kwargs = {'cwd': WindowsPath('C:/git/python/treino/beeware-tutorial/temperature/build/temperature/windows/app'), 'stdout': -1, 'stderr': -2, 'bufsize': 1} │              │
│ │     process = <Popen: returncode: 103 args: ['C:\\Users\\fisic\\AppData\\Local\\BeeWare\\b...>                                                                  │              │
│ │ return_code = 103                                                                                                                                               │              │
│ │        self = <briefcase.integrations.subprocess.Subprocess object at 0x000001648C0E1720>                                                                       │              │
│ │      stderr = None                                                                                                                                              │              │
│ ╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯              │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
CalledProcessError: Command '[WindowsPath('C:/Users/fisic/AppData/Local/BeeWare/briefcase/Cache/tools/wix/light.exe'), '-nologo', '-ext', 'WixUtilExtension', '-ext', 'WixUIExtension', '-loc', 'unicode.wxl', '-o', WindowsPath('C:/git/python/treino/beeware-tutorial/temperature/dist/Temperature-0.0.1.msi'), 'temperature.wixobj', 'temperature-manifest.wixobj']' returned non-zero exit status 103.

The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:

╭─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Traceback (most recent call last) ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ C:\git\python\treino\beeware-tutorial\venv\lib\site-packages\briefcase\__main__.py:25 in main                                                                                    │
│                                                                                                                                                                                  │
│   22 │   │   command = Command(logger=logger, console=console)                                                                                                                   │
│   23 │   │   options = command.parse_options(extra=extra_cmdline)                                                                                                                │
│   24 │   │   command.parse_config(Path.cwd() / "pyproject.toml")                                                                                                                 │
│ ❱ 25 │   │   command(**options)                                                                                                                                                  │
│   26 │   except HelpText as e:                                                                                                                                                   │
│   27 │   │   logger.info()                                                                                                                                                       │
│   28 │   │   logger.info(str(e))                                                                                                                                                 │
│                                                                                                                                                                                  │
│ ╭──────────────────────────────────────────────── locals ─────────────────────────────────────────────────╮                                                                      │
│ │       command = <briefcase.platforms.windows.app.WindowsAppPackageCommand object at 0x000001648C0E00A0> │                                                                      │
│ │       Command = <class 'briefcase.platforms.windows.app.WindowsAppPackageCommand'>                      │                                                                      │
│ │       console = <briefcase.console.Console object at 0x000001648BCA5960>                                │                                                                      │
│ │             e = BriefcaseCommandError('Unable to link app temperature.')                                │                                                                      │
│ │ extra_cmdline = []                                                                                      │                                                                      │
│ │        logger = <briefcase.console.Log object at 0x000001648BCA5990>                                    │                                                                      │
│ │       options = {                                                                                       │                                                                      │
│ │                 │   'update': False,                                                                    │                                                                      │
│ │                 │   'packaging_format': 'msi',                                                          │                                                                      │
│ │                 │   'sign_app': True,                                                                   │                                                                      │
│ │                 │   'adhoc_sign': False,                                                                │                                                                      │
│ │                 │   'identity': None,                                                                   │                                                                      │
│ │                 │   'file_digest': 'sha256',                                                            │                                                                      │
│ │                 │   'use_local_machine': False,                                                         │                                                                      │
│ │                 │   'cert_store': 'My',                                                                 │                                                                      │
│ │                 │   'timestamp_url': 'http://timestamp.digicert.com',                                   │                                                                      │
│ │                 │   'timestamp_digest': 'sha256'                                                        │                                                                      │
│ │                 }                                                                                       │                                                                      │
│ │        result = 200                                                                                     │                                                                      │
│ ╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯                                                                      │
│                                                                                                                                                                                  │
│ C:\git\python\treino\beeware-tutorial\venv\lib\site-packages\briefcase\commands\package.py:151 in __call__                                                                       │
│                                                                                                                                                                                  │
│   148 │   │   else:                                                                                                                                                              │
│   149 │   │   │   state = None                                                                                                                                                   │
│   150 │   │   │   for app_name, app in sorted(self.apps.items()):                                                                                                                │
│ ❱ 151 │   │   │   │   state = self._package_app(                                                                                                                                 │
│   152 │   │   │   │   │   app, update=update, **full_options(state, options)                                                                                                     │
│   153 │   │   │   │   )                                                                                                                                                          │
│   154                                                                                                                                                                            │
│                                                                                                                                                                                  │
│ ╭────────────────────────────────────────────── locals ──────────────────────────────────────────────╮                                                                           │
│ │      app = <com.example.temperature v0.0.1 AppConfig>                                              │                                                                           │
│ │ app_name = 'temperature'                                                                           │                                                                           │
│ │  options = {                                                                                       │                                                                           │
│ │            │   'packaging_format': 'msi',                                                          │                                                                           │
│ │            │   'sign_app': True,                                                                   │                                                                           │
│ │            │   'adhoc_sign': False,                                                                │                                                                           │
│ │            │   'identity': None,                                                                   │                                                                           │
│ │            │   'file_digest': 'sha256',                                                            │                                                                           │
│ │            │   'use_local_machine': False,                                                         │                                                                           │
│ │            │   'cert_store': 'My',                                                                 │                                                                           │
│ │            │   'timestamp_url': 'http://timestamp.digicert.com',                                   │                                                                           │
│ │            │   'timestamp_digest': 'sha256'                                                        │                                                                           │
│ │            }                                                                                       │                                                                           │
│ │     self = <briefcase.platforms.windows.app.WindowsAppPackageCommand object at 0x000001648C0E00A0> │                                                                           │
│ │    state = None                                                                                    │                                                                           │
│ │   update = False                                                                                   │                                                                           │
│ ╰────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯                                                                           │
│                                                                                                                                                                                  │
│ C:\git\python\treino\beeware-tutorial\venv\lib\site-packages\briefcase\commands\package.py:96 in _package_app                                                                    │
│                                                                                                                                                                                  │
│    93 │   │   │   self.dist_path.mkdir(exist_ok=True)                                                                                                                            │
│    94 │   │                                                                                                                                                                      │
│    95 │   │   # Package the app                                                                                                                                                  │
│ ❱  96 │   │   state = self.package_app(app, **full_options(state, options))                                                                                                      │
│    97 │   │                                                                                                                                                                      │
│    98 │   │   filename = self.distribution_path(app).relative_to(self.base_path)                                                                                                 │
│    99 │   │   self.logger.info(f"Packaged {filename}", prefix=app.app_name)                                                                                                      │
│                                                                                                                                                                                  │
│ ╭─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── locals ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮                                        │
│ │              app = <com.example.temperature v0.0.1 AppConfig>                                                                         │                                        │
│ │      binary_file = WindowsPath('C:/git/python/treino/beeware-tutorial/temperature/build/temperature/windows/app/src/Temperature.exe') │                                        │
│ │          options = {                                                                                                                  │                                        │
│ │                    │   'sign_app': True,                                                                                              │                                        │
│ │                    │   'adhoc_sign': False,                                                                                           │                                        │
│ │                    │   'identity': None,                                                                                              │                                        │
│ │                    │   'file_digest': 'sha256',                                                                                       │                                        │
│ │                    │   'use_local_machine': False,                                                                                    │                                        │
│ │                    │   'cert_store': 'My',                                                                                            │                                        │
│ │                    │   'timestamp_url': 'http://timestamp.digicert.com',                                                              │                                        │
│ │                    │   'timestamp_digest': 'sha256'                                                                                   │                                        │
│ │                    }                                                                                                                  │                                        │
│ │ packaging_format = 'msi'                                                                                                              │                                        │
│ │             self = <briefcase.platforms.windows.app.WindowsAppPackageCommand object at 0x000001648C0E00A0>                            │                                        │
│ │            state = None                                                                                                               │                                        │
│ │    template_file = WindowsPath('C:/git/python/treino/beeware-tutorial/temperature/build/temperature/windows/app')                     │                                        │
│ │           update = False                                                                                                              │                                        │
│ ╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯                                        │
│                                                                                                                                                                                  │
│ C:\git\python\treino\beeware-tutorial\venv\lib\site-packages\briefcase\platforms\windows\__init__.py:355 in package_app                                                          │
│                                                                                                                                                                                  │
│   352 │   │   │   │   │   cwd=self.bundle_path(app),                                                                                                                             │
│   353 │   │   │   │   )                                                                                                                                                          │
│   354 │   │   except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:                                                                                                                         │
│ ❱ 355 │   │   │   raise BriefcaseCommandError(f"Unable to link app {app.app_name}.") from e                                                                                      │
│   356 │   │                                                                                                                                                                      │
│   357 │   │   if sign_app:                                                                                                                                                       │
│   358 │   │   │   self.logger.info("Signing MSI...", prefix=app.app_name)                                                                                                        │
│                                                                                                                                                                                  │
│ ╭────────────────────────────────────────────────── locals ───────────────────────────────────────────────────╮                                                                  │
│ │               app = <com.example.temperature v0.0.1 AppConfig>                                              │                                                                  │
│ │        cert_store = 'My'                                                                                    │                                                                  │
│ │       file_digest = 'sha256'                                                                                │                                                                  │
│ │          identity = None                                                                                    │                                                                  │
│ │            kwargs = {'adhoc_sign': False}                                                                   │                                                                  │
│ │              self = <briefcase.platforms.windows.app.WindowsAppPackageCommand object at 0x000001648C0E00A0> │                                                                  │
│ │          sign_app = False                                                                                   │                                                                  │
│ │  timestamp_digest = 'sha256'                                                                                │                                                                  │
│ │     timestamp_url = 'http://timestamp.digicert.com'                                                         │                                                                  │
│ │ use_local_machine = False                                                                                   │                                                                  │
│ ╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯                                                                  │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
BriefcaseCommandError: Unable to link app temperature.

[freakboy3742]

We're now at 2 of 3 of the things I asked for - what about the third?

(Also - you can attach files to Github comments, which is probably a better way to handle really long logs)

[wagner-cardoso]

OK,

1 - I just changed the application name and nothing else.

2 - list the contents of build\temperature\windows\app is in the attached image file

3 - The log file is attached too
briefcase.2023_06_12-02_58_06.package.log

Thanks.

[wagner-cardoso]

See the line in the log file:\tools\wix\light.exe

...tools\wix\candle.exe' -nologo -ext WixUtilExtension -ext WixUIExtension -arch x64
-dSourceDir=src temperature.wxs temperature-manifest.wxs

When it compiles, doesn't created the objects: temperature.wixobj and temperature-manifest.wixobj

When the ..tools\wix\light.exe starts the files .wixobj dont are exists!!

Thanks.

[freakboy3742]

This is very confusing - I can't see any reason why this would be happening. candle is running, and isn't generating an error - but it also isn't generating any output.

The best suggestion I have at this point is to try and reproduce what Briefcase is doing outside Briefcase, and see if you get any more errors or warnings that aren't being captured by Briefcase's logs for some reason.

[wagner-cardoso]

I started the tutorial over from scratch with the name "helloword".

I downloaded and installed wix 3.11 from https://wixtoolset.org website, added the path in the environment variables. I executed the candle.exe manually and the files helloworld.wixobj and helloworld-manifest.wixobj were generated.

See the attached images.

[freakboy3742]

If you delete those .wixobj file and repackage with briefcase, do you get the original error? If you don't, that suggests there's something different in your "start from scratch" version of the project - any differences (other than the name of the project itself) could be critical.

If you delete the wix folder from C:\Users\<your username>\AppData\Local\BeeWare\briefcase\tools, delete the .wixobj files and repackage with briefcase, do you get the original error? If this fixes the problem, it sounds like the download of WiX was corrupted somehow; downloading it again has fixed the problem.

If neither of those fixes the problem, it would be good to know the exact version of WiX that Briefcase has downloaded. Could you run the version of candle in the AppData...Briefcase folder and let us know the version?

[wagner-cardoso]

Exactly! After I removed the ...\tools\wix folder, the problem was resolved.

Note: it was resolved because I had installed the WiX Toolset from website, and in this case the briefcase no longer needed to download ...\tools\wix

Thank you for your help

[wagner-cardoso]

Now, the "briefcase package" calls the path correct of Wix:

Thank you very much, now I will continue my studies with Beeware...

[freakboy3742]

Great! In which case, I'll close this ticket.