Yes, I've read the documentation, and am working very hard to circumvent the requirement to manage the GUIDs. It is an administrative burden which would make WiX unusable for us.
My WiX file is currently being auto-generated during project build, based on a directory scan of over 400 files in various directories and sub-directories. There is no way I am going to manage 400 files by hand. They are changed by team members who are not me and have no interest in hand tuning them and hand assigning GUIDs. Hence, I'm doing the best I can to auto-generate the file, with static PackageIds and UpgradeIds, which are managed by hand (file is generated using an XSL template and various tools). So, I am trying to find the most appropriate way to handle version upgrades between packages when I know each component will have a new GUID for each build of the file. If that means forcing major upgrades for each version, so be it. Using a single component would apparently make that easier... but doesn't seem to be doable as you say. I think I'm about far enough into this to realize that I will just have to forgo using the things I wanted to use: merge modules, etc. I am probably going to figure out how to use NSIS to develop a bootstrapper around the MSI files I auto generate at this point. Oh well. Thanks for your help. On Sun, 2007-06-10 at 15:41 -0700, Rob Mensching wrote: > No. Components don't work that way. I encourage you to check out the > documentation about Components 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-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Components > > 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). > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
