Re: [WiX-users] upgradable merge modules

2007-06-19 Thread Jerome Haltom
unavoidable reason, I can just make a MSI file that executes the NSIS file and only have to remember two guids. Thanks for all your help, btw. Just can't waste any more time on this stuff. On Mon, 2007-06-18 at 17:24 -0700, Bob Arnson wrote: Jerome Haltom wrote: Thanks for all the help. I'm

Re: [WiX-users] upgradable merge modules

2007-06-18 Thread Jerome Haltom
Thanks for all the help. I'm going with NSIS though, I suspect. On Sun, 2007-06-17 at 21:29 -0700, Bob Arnson wrote: Jerome Haltom wrote: Sure, but if my merge modules components are merged into the package installers components, then a major upgrade of the package, which ended up using

Re: [WiX-users] upgradable merge modules

2007-06-17 Thread Jerome Haltom
, 2007-06-16 at 10:59 -0700, Bob Arnson wrote: Jerome Haltom wrote: As I deploy new versions of my merge module, and new third parties include them, I may be removing and adding new files. These would result in the components being removed and the ref count being decreased, correct? In which

Re: [WiX-users] upgradable merge modules

2007-06-15 Thread Jerome Haltom
as possible). -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jerome Haltom Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 10:10 AM To: Peterson, Joel Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] upgradable merge modules 1. I really wish

[WiX-users] Components

2007-06-10 Thread Jerome Haltom
Is there anyway to make a component that contains directories? I'd like to attempt, if possible, to make a single component for my entire package. It would certainly ease versioning (there is no way I am keeping track of a dozen component Guids manually).

Re: [WiX-users] Components

2007-06-10 Thread Jerome Haltom
and the rules for updating their GUIDs. Managing the GUIDs is (unfortunately) a very important part of the Windows Installer development process. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jerome Haltom Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 3:31 PM To: wix

Re: [WiX-users] upgradable merge modules

2007-06-01 Thread Jerome Haltom
] On Behalf Of Jerome Haltom Sent: 30 May 2007 03:13 To: Bob Arnson; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] upgradable merge modules That level of control isn't possible in a merge module. Provide an .msi package instead. So, what's the point of merge modules then? If I can't

Re: [WiX-users] upgradable merge modules

2007-05-31 Thread Jerome Haltom
That doesn't really explain what the bootstrapper is. What is this bootstrapper thing? How do I build one? On Wed, 2007-05-30 at 19:18 -0700, Bob Arnson wrote: Jerome Haltom wrote: Hmm... you mean I have to write a piece of software to install the dependencies before I run the installer

Re: [WiX-users] upgradable merge modules

2007-05-31 Thread Jerome Haltom
1. I really wish http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/04/10/Bootstrapper/ was more of a how-to. It isn't really intuitive on how to use all of this tooling in Visual Studio 2005, or where to find it. 2. WiX really needs a better bootstrapper as a part of what it offers. If it were to

Re: [WiX-users] upgradable merge modules

2007-05-30 Thread Jerome Haltom
Hmm... you mean I have to write a piece of software to install the dependencies before I run the installer? Wonder if I can just do this with NSIS or InnoSetup or something. On Wed, 2007-05-30 at 06:31 -0700, Bob Arnson wrote: Jerome Haltom wrote: So, what's the point of merge modules

Re: [WiX-users] upgradable merge modules

2007-05-29 Thread Jerome Haltom
That level of control isn't possible in a merge module. Provide an .msi package instead. So, what's the point of merge modules then? If I can't distribute a third party library that other people can use as a dependency, what good are they for? And I don't think one can reasonable say it can

[WiX-users] upgradable merge modules

2007-05-28 Thread Jerome Haltom
I'm having a hard time trying to understand or find an example on how exactly upgrades of merge modules work. Do I have to program this all myself? Basically I am distributing a third party library, and I want consumers of this library (those who merge it in) to install it only if it doesn't