What you did is recommended for removing non-keypath files. Please post your entire verbose patch installation log.
On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 2:37 AM, luciana istoc <istoc_luci...@yahoo.com>wrote: > Hi, > > I am building a patch (with the "torch","pyro" method and a separate wxs > file that describes "Patch" and "PatchFamily" elements) for removing some > files from the installation folder and some additional modifications in the > existing files. Therefore, I have to use the element RemoveFile. Until now I > have experienced the next two possibilities: > > 1. I add the RemoveFile line in the component below the line describing the > file I want to remove (see below an illustration): > > <Component Id="Comp_1" > Guid="884C0AD3-4249-41d5-A722-60007DC9402B"> > <File Id="file_1.txt" Name="file_1.txt" KeyPath="yes"/> > > <File Id="file_2.txt" Name="file_2.txt"/> > <RemoveFile Id="rem_file_2.txt" Name="file_2.txt" On="both"/> > </Component> > > In this case everything seems to work ok, the wix project solution build is > successful, and the installation also (I checked the log file to see what > files were removed and what files were reinstalled). > > 2. I add the RemoveFile line and I comment the line describing the file I > want to be removed (see below an illustration): > > <Component Id="Comp_1" > Guid="884C0AD3-4249-41d5-A722-60007DC9402B"> > <File Id="file_1.txt" Name="file_1.txt" KeyPath="yes"/> > <!--<File Id="file_2.txt" Name="file_2.txt"/>--> > <RemoveFile Id="rem_file_2.txt" Name="file_2.txt" On="both"/> > </Component> > > In this case the effect is undesired and unacceptable: > -at project build I get some warnings from which I deduce that the > compiler considers that some files were modified (and therefore will > reinstall them with the patch), although these files are exactly the same as > in the baseline version! > -after the patch installation I check the log file and I see that files > that weren't modified at all (compared to the baseline version) were > reinstalled. More, if some of these files have been modified by previous > patches (patches made to the same baseline version as the current patch, but > with a sequence number smaller than the current patch), these modifications > are lost, because the files are brought back to the baseline version. > > > Could anybody tell me, please, why do I get this behavior in the second > scenario? Or maybe is it not allowed to author a RemoveFile element in such > a manner? Also, it would be very useful for me to get a confirmation that > the first scenario is correct. > > Thanks, > Luciana > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > Check out the new simplified licensign option that enables unlimited > royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing > server and web deployment. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- Heath Stewart Deployment Technologies Team, Microsoft http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensign option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
