Merge Modules do not work well in patching. Melt.exe exists in the WiX toolset to convert MSMs into .wixlibs which allows us to manage the file sequences better than the mergemod.dll can.
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Narina, Chandra < chandra.nar...@wolterskluwer.com> wrote: > Everybody, > > We also have similar issue. When we consume this MSM and create MSI by > referring to one of MSM, some times the sequence no is exactly same in > MSM and MSI and sometimes it changes. This is changing the image > structure between different versions of the MSI which is causing issues > in applying patch. Can somebody give more details on this behavior? > > Here is the section where module is refered in the product .wxs file: > > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > <Merge Id="TestModule" DiskId="1" Language="1033" > SourceFile="TestModule.msm"></Merge> > </Directory> > > Thanks & Regards > Narina Chandra Sekhar > Cell# 310-480-0614 > Work# 310-800-9548 > > -----Original Message----- > From: wix user [mailto:wixuser...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 12:26 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Sequence no is not retained in MSI from MSM > > Hi All, > > we are using merge module in MSI. We have custom logic to retain > sequence no > in the file table from prior versions and is correctly working and > creating > MSM. > But after we create the MSI with this MSM the file table looks > different. > Sequencing is not the same though I've only one mergemodule for this > product. > > Your help is appreciated. > > Thanks > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > The ultimate all-in-one performance toolkit: Intel(R) Parallel Studio > XE: > Pinpoint memory and threading errors before they happen. > Find and fix more than 250 security defects in the development cycle. > Locate bottlenecks in serial and parallel code that limit performance. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devfeb > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The ultimate all-in-one performance toolkit: Intel(R) Parallel Studio XE: > Pinpoint memory and threading errors before they happen. > Find and fix more than 250 security defects in the development cycle. > Locate bottlenecks in serial and parallel code that limit performance. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devfeb > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The ultimate all-in-one performance toolkit: Intel(R) Parallel Studio XE: Pinpoint memory and threading errors before they happen. Find and fix more than 250 security defects in the development cycle. Locate bottlenecks in serial and parallel code that limit performance. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devfeb _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
