IRMakeBootstrap.exe returned error: 7

[OvalPiston]

I can't combine my two MSI files into one executable. It works *sometimes* and other times it doesn't work. One minute it will be working, then the next compile I do gives the bootstrapper error 7 above. I change NOTHING in the .msifact file and it just dies at error 7. Tens of GB of space and 40GB of free RAM.


Here's the output:

Generating bootstrapper...

LZMA 9.38 beta : Igor Pavlov : Public domain : 2015-01-03

LZMA 9.38 beta : Igor Pavlov : Public domain : 2015-01-03

LZMA 9.38 beta : Igor Pavlov : Public domain : 2015-01-03

LZMA 9.38 beta : Igor Pavlov : Public domain : 2015-01-03

LZMA 9.38 beta : Igor Pavlov : Public domain : 2015-01-03
Indigo Rose MSI Bootstrapper
Copyright (c) 2015 Indigo Rose Corporation - www.indigorose.com
Initialize folders...
Loading configuration file...
Copy setup executable stub...
Writing Version Resources...
Adding bootstrapper execution level manifest...
Adding files...
D:\Temp\mainscript.lua.tmp
D:\Temp\_global_functions.lua.tmp
C:\Test\setup\setupx86.msi
C:\Test\setup\setupx64.msi
Adding data marker...
Adding manifest file...
ERROR: Failed to open file: C:\test\setup\setuptest.exe
Cleaning up temporary files...
Bootstrap build failed: 7
Error 1011: IRMakeBootstrap.exe returned error: 7
Deleting temporary files

Build FAILED! Error: 1011 - Error executing pre/post build step

[Ulrich]

I advise you to turn off your virus scanner, then try building again.

Ulrich

[OvalPiston]

I believe that was it!

[OvalPiston]

Spoke too soon. That was not it. I turned off Real-time Protection in Defender and I exited out of Malwarebytes. Still getting error 7. Only in this .msifact file!

[OvalPiston]

Still getting this error. One minute it will allow it, but others it won't. Full reboot does not fix it either. I need help, please.

[Ulrich]

Hello,

Please make sure that you disable all third party malware and virus scanners, as well as Windows Defender.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/configure-real-time-protection-windows-defender-antivirus

If you get the error "ERROR: Failed to open file: C:\test\setup\setuptest.exe" it is because another process is locking the file, typically such of those tools, or an open Windows explorer / File Explorer window, which may be attempting to gather information about the file. Make sure everything is closed when you build the MSI package and the bootstrapper.

Ulrich

[OvalPiston]

I unloaded Malwarebytes and verified the service was stopped. I then followed the link above and turned off Realtime protection. I also verified Windows Antivirus service was stopped. Still getting Error 7...

[OvalPiston]

Only way I could get it to work was to move all bat and cmd and vbs files out of "setup" folder and just run .msifact

[OvalPiston]

And even THAT fails occasionally. If I create a new folder where the .msifact is in (i.e. c:\!projects\product\version.minor\setup -> c:\!projects\product\version.minor\setup2), then compiling from setup2 folder works most of the time. So is it something in my .msifact file causing error 7? Completely disabling the AV does not fix error 7.

[Ulrich]

I clarified with the developers that indeed the error 7 is caused by something or some process interfering with the executable file being created, not allowing to be opened to append data to the file being constructed. I am not sure if you have yet another antivirus / anti-malware tool installed you are unaware of, or if something else is scanning / locking the file, but you may want try to investigate which process(es) is/are locking the file. Sysinternal's Process Monitor or a similar tool may be of assistance here. You may also want to change the output folder (different partition, etc.), and see if this makes a difference.

Ulrich

[OvalPiston]

Yes, I noticed the EXE gets created at first for about 1.4MB, then it disappears. I definitely do not have any anti-virus running or anti-malware. I even tried it in a newly-created VM with Windows Defender protection disabled per your link above. I have multiple .msifact files in the "setup" folder.

Like I mentioned, if I create a new folder to put the .msifact in (i.e. c:\!projects\product\version.minor\setup -> c:\!projects\product\version.minor\setup2) and move the .msifact file to the setup2 folder, it runs without error. Almost like something is being cached somewhere, but deleting the %TEMP% folder and clearing IE and Chrome cache do nothing.

[OvalPiston]

Furthermore, error 7 occurs when I am missing the mainscript.lua file from the folder. I am joining a 32-bit and a 64-bit file into one executable.

[OvalPiston]

And when it fails when I combine the two, the combined MSI file is only 620k, which it should be about 45MB. So this is why the EXE is failing to generate, I believe. Any help with this?

[Ulrich]

You would need to share your two MSI files, any dependencies, and the files of the bootstrapper (XML, lua and batch files), so I could attempt to replicate the issue.

Ulrich