This is requested often but the Windows Installer doesn't support a single package that can install 32-bit and 64-bit Components on 32-bit and 64-bit OSs. With the candle -arch switch it isn't hard to get a single set of .wxs files to build 32-bit and 64-bit MSI files... but you need two. <sigh/>
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Gordon Watts <gor...@gordonandpaula.net>wrote: > Hi all, > > I've got a app that is written in .NET. To function correctly it needs to > access the registry. On a 32 bit system this is trivial. On a 64 bit system > it needs to be run as a 64 bit app (installed in Program Files) in order to > access these bits of the registry. > > > > But the .NET code is identical. I can build for "Any Platform", for > example, and it will run just fine as a 64 or 32 bit process. In short, the > same assmeblies will run on 32-bit and 64-bit platforms, but it is important > that the assembly not run on the WOW64 on the 64 bit platform. So, just > having these always install and run as 32-bit binaries will not work for me. > > > > When it comes to the wix scripts, how can I make a single msi file? I > would really like to avoid dual msi's, one for 32 bit and one for 64 bit. Do > I need to duplicate the components that go into the 32 bit and 64 bit > folders? And then have some sort of "switch" in order to select them? Or > would it be possible to have the same components, and then depending on some > installer variable, have them installed in the proper place (i.e. the > components need be in there only once)? > > > > What is the best way to approach this? Also, if I should use a "switch" of > some sort, it would be great if someone could point me to some sample code > of how a switch is done as I've never done anything that sophisticated in > WiX before. J > > > > Many thanks! > > > > Cheers, > > Gordon. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Throughout its 18-year history, RSA Conference consistently attracts the > world's best and brightest in the field, creating opportunities for > Conference > attendees to learn about information security's most important issues > through > interactions with peers, luminaries and emerging and established companies. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsaconf-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Throughout its 18-year history, RSA Conference consistently attracts the world's best and brightest in the field, creating opportunities for Conference attendees to learn about information security's most important issues through interactions with peers, luminaries and emerging and established companies. http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsaconf-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
