pkg build aborted: "The following source VIs or Libraries are missing"

[pat]

Hello-

 

I thought this would be the appropriate place to inquire about an issue I'm having (likely creating myself haha).

 

First off, I'm using LabVIEW 2011, and VIPM build 1692

 

When I first built a 'test package' just to see how the process worked, things went smooth just like the youtube video explaining how to do so...

 

Somewhere along the line, after building the first package containing actual VIs I want (and realizing I needed to rebuild or build a new package to replace) the builder started looking into LV's vi.lib for the source files (of the first vi it runs into) even though the subvis are in a subdir in the path I specify as the 'source directory'

 

The directory I'm dragging into 'source directory' is as follows:

-[Main]
     -[submain]
         QSMstructure.vi
         -[QSM VIs] 
                queue.vi
                dequeue.vi
                ...
                etc.vi

The queue and dequeue are subvis in the qsm structure...

 

I think what may be happening is that since QSMstructure.vi has subvis that no longer exist in vi.lib (because the package was uninstalled) it doesnt look for the subvis in the Main directory I pointed to...

 

any thoughts/ideas on how to figure this issue out?

 

Thanks!

-pat

[pat]

So I did manage to get a new package build (Though I have no idea why it worked that time around)- now I just want to ask this question-

 

How do you upgrade a package that you've already built? Say I just wanna change the icons...

 

This might be a stupid question, maybe it's not even possible on the community version I dont know.

 

Thanks

-Pat

[Ashish]

Pat,

 

Glad to know that you managed to build a new package. We will certainly look into possible reason for the issue you experienced.

 

VI Package Icon Editor is part of the community edition of VIPM!! Here is the link to the comparison chart: http://jki.net/vipm/compare

 

Here is link to an article describing on how to modify the package icon: http://support.jki.net/entries/20654736-editing-the-package-icon

 

I will also recommend you to read this thread specifically for VI Package Icon Editor and labVIEW 2011: http://forums.jki.net/topic/1717-icon-editor-deletes-current-icon-and-prevents-future-edits-of-new-icon/

 

- Ashish

[Michael Aivaliotis]

I also wanted to add that you can just do a new build of the package (the build number will increment) and just install it. VIPM will autodetect it as a new version and perform an upgrade.