Neither Product will update the other's file because the KeyPath's end up different. You could even change the GUIDs assuming the Directories will never be the same (they seem to be different in your example).
-----Original Message----- From: Ben Greenberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:55 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Does this violate component rules? Thanks. Let's say that Product A is installed and installs version 1.0 of Shared.dll to \path\to\A. Then, later, product B is installed and installs version 1.1 of Shared.dll to \path\to\B (same component, different directory). Will WI update the other copy of the file to 1.1 or will it remain at 1.0? Thanks Ben Rob Mensching wrote: > No. Components installed in different directories is handled by the Windows > Installer. As long as the Components have the same Resources the reference > counting is correct. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Greenberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 15:55 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: [WiX-users] Does this violate component rules? > > A shared component defined in a merge module is included in two > different packages, but the two packages install the same component into > different directories. So there are two copies of the same component > out the system, and two entries in the DB (according to msiinv). > > Not directly a WiX question, I know, but the community is great on this > list. > > Thanks, > Ben > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
