Adding new installer class in windows application getting compiler error

Question

0.00/5 (No votes)

See more:

I have created a widows application with setup project. I compiled and build.Everything looks fine.

For changing the configuration file during installation am trying to add a new Installer file. when i add it by default i get the below code

C#

[RunInstaller(true)]
    public partial class Installer : Installer
    {
        public Installer()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
    }

before modifying When i compile this Am gettin
Circular base class dependency involving 'windows_setup.Installer' and 'windows_setup.Installer'

windows setup is the name space i used for the application

Why am getting this and how to resolve this...?

Thanks

Posted 6-Jul-12 0:34am

peru j

Add a Solution

1 solution

Add a Solution

Add your solution here

Treat my content as plain text, not as HTML

Preview 0

…

Existing Members

Sign in to your account

...or Join us

Download, Vote, Comment, Publish.

Your Email
Password
Forgot your password?

Your Email
This email is in use. Do you need your password?
Optional Password

I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Please subscribe me to the CodeProject newsletters

When answering a question please:

Read the question carefully.
Understand that English isn't everyone's first language so be lenient of bad spelling and grammar.
If a question is poorly phrased then either ask for clarification, ignore it, or edit the question and fix the problem. Insults are not welcome.
Don't tell someone to read the manual. Chances are they have and don't get it. Provide an answer or move on to the next question.

Let's work to help developers, not make them feel stupid.

This content, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

Manas Bhardwaj · Answer 1 · 2012-07-06T00:37:00

Solution 1

The culprit is :

public partial class Installer : Installer

You are trying to define a partial class which inherits itself. It has nothing to do with installer but you are going against the basic principles.

Create a new class which inherits Installer class.

public partial class MyInstaller : Installer

Posted 6-Jul-12 0:37am

Manas Bhardwaj

Updated 6-Jul-12 1:18am

v2

Comments

peru j 6-Jul-12 7:21am

I did that...Now i get" Inconsistent accessibility: base class 'windows_setup.Installer' is less accessible than class 'windows_setup.MyInstaller' "

Manas Bhardwaj 6-Jul-12 7:36am

Did you change the Consructor name as well?

peru j 6-Jul-12 7:40am

Yes .Below is the Code Snippet

[RunInstaller(true)]
public partial class MyInstaller : Installer
{
public MyInstaller()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
}

peru j 9-Jul-12 7:19am

Any idea ?