RisContentPipeline

The pipeline for packing different asset into game compatible assets.

• RisContentPipeline - core logic for reading image formats and converting them to KTX2.
• RisContentPipeline.GUI - Eto.Forms desktop UI for converting files.
• RisContentPipeline.GUI.Windows - Windows-specific entry point (WPF/Eto).
• RisContentPipeline.GUI.Linux - Linux-specific entry point (Gtk/Eto).
• RisContentPipeline.Windows.Installer - WiX 3.x MSI installer for Windows.
• RisContentPipeline.Tests - tests for the core logic.

Open a Developer Command Prompt or any terminal with dotnet in PATH, then run:

cd RisContentPipeline.Windows.Installer
build-installer.cmd

The script will:

1. dotnet publish the Windows GUI app as a self-contained win-x64 build into publish\
2. Run heat.exe to harvest all published files into HarvestedComponents.wxs
3. Run candle.exe to compile Product.wxs + HarvestedComponents.wxs into .wixobj files
4. Run light.exe to link everything into bin\Release\RisContentPipeline-1.0.0-windows-x64.msi

A build.log file is written alongside the script for diagnostics.

The .wixproj is configured to run the same steps automatically when you build the RisContentPipeline.Windows.Installer project from Rider or MSBuild:

msbuild RisContentPipeline.Windows.Installer\RisContentPipeline.Windows.Installer.wixproj /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=x86

Note: WiX Toolset v3.11 must be installed for the MSBuild integration to work.

RisContentPipeline.Windows.Installer\bin\Release\RisContentPipeline-1.0.0-windows-x64.msi

The installer:

• Installs to %ProgramFiles%\RisContentPipeline\ by default (user-selectable)
• Creates a Desktop shortcut and a Start Menu folder with launch + uninstall shortcuts
• Bundles the self-contained .NET 10 runtime (no separate .NET install required)
• Supports clean uninstall via Add/Remove Programs