With the very same base MSI view installed with the very same options, and the very same patch applied to it, variations of application would most likely then be due to the file versioning rules (usually non-versioned files that are written/touched outside of the InstallFiles action).
Everything done to an installation is significant when trying to reproduce behavior. That is part of the reason verbose logging every time during development&testing is so important ... to help with the forensics of what's happening. Blair -----Original Message----- From: Sergey [mailto:sh0...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 10:40 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] msp patch does not update one of files This behaviour is not stable. When I removed everything and repeated test again - file patched. This makes me frightened that on some clients' machines patch will work ok, but on some will fail. It is the worst variant, when I can not reproduce bug on my PC. 30.01.2012 21:46, Wilson, Phil пишет: > And in the verbose log, see if there are any SELMGR entries. They indicate > that you've broken component rules during a patch by deleting a component. > Otherwise look at the log to see what it says about that particular file and > why it didn't replace it. > > Phil W > > -----Original Message----- > From: Fyodor Koryazhkin [mailto:fyodor...@gmail.com] > Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 12:11 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] msp patch does not update one of files > > Hi, > To find out why file is not being updated you can do the following: > 1. Examine log file. > 2. Apply patch to the target image at design time: > a. Open target image in ORCA > b. Open Transforms -> View Patch > c. All changed tables, rows and columns will be marked in green rectangle > d. Check version, sequence and language for suspicious file. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
