Yeah, it's pretty crazy. The CA DLL is actually inserted into the execution script for each schedule action.
On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 11:56 PM, <vazhenin_mak...@emc.com> wrote: > Rob, Blair thank you very much for your explanation! > I haven't known that the immediate custom action can schedule the same > deferred custom > action multiple times. I will try it now. If I'll have some problems > with it I will ask for help. > Regards, > Maks > > -----Original Message----- > From: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com] > Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 10:38 AM > To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Drivers' installation design > > You are in control of that. If there are sequencing requirements between > different drivers, etc. you can represent that in your schema and in > your > table(s), and make your immediate action (or several immediate actions, > if > that helps with setting sequencing, each can act on only the part of the > data they are interested in) process all that data such that the > deferred > actions are performed in the correct order. > > You, as the writer of the actions, are in complete control. All Windows > Installer and WiX offer is a framework within which to build correct, > effective, and scalable deployment solutions. > > If you wish, there are several of us on this list that could help you > plan > or even implement this. Just ask for those interested to respond > privately > with their requirements for quotes. > > -----Original Message----- > From: vazhenin_mak...@emc.com [mailto:vazhenin_mak...@emc.com] > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 11:21 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Drivers' installation design > > As I understand in this approach there will be one immediate ca (that > will marshal the data to the deferred) and only one deferred custom > action that will configure all drivers. > If there will be a custom actions for each action to driver, I will have > to describe them all in my wixlib. > The problem is that I can't schedule only a few deferred custom actions > (like InstallDrivers, RemoveDevice, ReinstallDevice) for all drivers > because the sequence of drivers' installation also is important (so > first I have to run for example InstallDriver, ReinstallDevice for one > driver and only after that InstallDriver, ReinstallDevice for another). > Also for some drivers actions take different parameters on different > conditions (for example on upgrade from one of old versions and on clear > installations or upgrade from other versions). > > Maybe I misunderstand something and it could be done with > WixExtension... But I don't see how. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com] > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 9:15 PM > To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Drivers' installation design > > The WixExtension can supply a compiler extension to implement your > schema > for your pattern (allows you to easily describe what is being installed) > and > should populate your custom table that your custom actions use to > control > their work. It should also create a reference to the fragment in your > wixlib > where each custom action set is declared and scheduled, so you don't > have to > expose that to your authors. Your table should include a foreign key to > the > Components table so that you can use the installation request states of > those components to facilitate your install/remove/upgrade/repair > determinations. > > Each custom action should then read the table(s) and marshal the data to > the > deferred, rollback, and commit (if needed) actions. > > Organized that way, it should be easy to use, easy to test, and easy to > maintain. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 7:18 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Drivers' installation design > > I would use a WixExtension. Why didn't that seem to work? > > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 1:43 AM, <vazhenin_mak...@emc.com> wrote: > > > I work on WiX-based installer for large product, we need to install 16 > > drivers (of 3 different types, so there is 3 installation patterns). > > Difx library is not flexible enough, so we have our own tool to > install > > drivers. For each driver necessary to run this tool about 3 times > (for > > example: remove phantom devices, install disk driver, remove root > > device), and some of these actions required rollback. So there are > about > > 5 types of custom actions (install, uninstall, remove, reinstall, > > repair) with different parameters. Write ~50 custom actions for all > > drivers isn't a good decision, because it's very hard to support this > > code. > > What is the best solution to describe a complicated installation > > process? > > > > I already tried the following decisions: > > - preprocessor cycles. Code becomes compact but very hard to > > understand. > > - compiler extension (to describe each type of custom actions). > This > > is useful but still I can't write an installation pattern with it. > > - preprocessor extension. This seems to be the best solution (also > > using compiler extension). I wrote preprocessor functions like > > "InstallDriver(Inf=[#mpio.inf], RootDevice=MPIO, Execute=onInstall, > > Condition=$(var.InstallCondition))" > > and define the installation sequence in a variable: > > <?define > > Actions=InstallDriver(...);RemoveDevice(...);ReinstallDevice(...)?> > > then include a .wxi file with default parameters and required custom > > actions' definitions. > > But in these approach there is a problem with custom actions' names > > (where to define them? in function parameters isn't very clear, > randomly > > like " CA_InstallDriver.mpio.9fdcd3f3e45e45e8944194884abf2708" also > > isn't good, because in every build custom actions will have different > > names...). > > - custom table and immediate custom action to add deferred custom > > actions for all drivers. It also seems good but it's hard to debug. > > > > Will be grateful for any suggestions. > > Thanks, > > Maks. > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---- > -- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint > > What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? > > Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > -- > virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---- > -- > This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint > What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? > Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint > What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? > Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---- > -- > This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint > What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? > Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint > What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? > Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint > What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? > Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? 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