[WiX-users] Merge existing MSIs into a single MSI as features

2008-09-02 Thread Troy Howard
All, First -- I'm new to the list, so, nice to meet you. My question, in a nutshell, is what is the best way to go about dealing with this situation I have? The situation its, that I've got a bunch of tools which are related to each other as part of a software platform. They are all various

Re: [WiX-users] Merge existing MSIs into a single MSI as features

2008-09-02 Thread si
Hi Troy, Each tool will be independently updated, and versioned, sometimes needing to be installed individually, sometimes as part of a package. When installed as a package, they may need to be updated individually, as part of that package... ... I'm not completely clear on merge modules and

Re: [WiX-users] Merge existing MSIs into a single MSI as features

2008-09-02 Thread Christopher Karper
If you are going to use a hybrid approach, then merge modules will get you what you want. If you can implement Wi across the board, then you should use .wixlibs. They're much better for your mental health, and more capable to boot. Give us more information, and there are plenty of people here