Exactly right, Don. Note, if you are sharing amongst products all built by WiX then .wixlibs may be more interesting: http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2008/10/10/What-are-.wixlibs-and-why-would-you-use-them
Don Benson wrote: > On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 2:07 PM, <noel.ander...@prudential.com> wrote: > > >> We have 2 products that use the same framework version. We have 2 Wix files >> that generate 2 MSI's. We are installing the framework dll's, into the GAC >> manually and would like to add them to each installer. >> > > > If the shared components between the two products use the same components, > then you will want the IDs for the components to be the same in both > products, and Windows Installer will handle the rest. > > This is the primary reason Windows Installer has Merge Modules. The merge > module contains the shared components and will always have the same IDs for > all the components. > > - Don Benson - > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and > around Java (TM) technology - register by April 22, and save > $200 on the JavaOne (SM) conference, June 2-5, 2009, San Francisco. > 300 plus technical and hands-on sessions. Register today. > Use priority code J9JMT32. http://p.sf.net/sfu/p > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and around Java (TM) technology - register by April 22, and save $200 on the JavaOne (SM) conference, June 2-5, 2009, San Francisco. 300 plus technical and hands-on sessions. Register today. Use priority code J9JMT32. http://p.sf.net/sfu/p _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
