Issue #6807: Run msisupport.mak earlier.
diff --git a/Tools/msi/msi.py b/Tools/msi/msi.py
index 57b5033..19cd7fb 100644
--- a/Tools/msi/msi.py
+++ b/Tools/msi/msi.py
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@
have_mingw = build_mingw_lib(lib_file, def_file, dll_file, mingw_lib)
# Determine the target architecture
+if os.system("nmake /nologo /c /f msisupport.mak") != 0:
+ raise RuntimeError("'nmake /f msisupport.mak' failed")
dll_path = os.path.join(srcdir, PCBUILD, dll_file)
msilib.set_arch_from_file(dll_path)
if msilib.pe_type(dll_path) != msilib.pe_type("msisupport.dll"):
@@ -376,8 +378,6 @@
# UpdateEditIDLE sets the REGISTRY.tcl component into
# the installed/uninstalled state according to both the
# Extensions and TclTk features.
- if os.system("nmake /nologo /c /f msisupport.mak") != 0:
- raise RuntimeError("'nmake /f msisupport.mak' failed")
add_data(db, "Binary", [("Script", msilib.Binary("msisupport.dll"))])
# See "Custom Action Type 1"
if msilib.Win64: