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If the files are not binary identical then WiX will think they need to be patched (because they are different:). Use PatchFamilies to explicitly control what is in the patch. From: David Watson Sent: 6/20/2012 8:23 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] How does Torch auto detect changes in files between two wixpdbs? Hi, We have been successfully using admin installs and explicit patch.wxs files (specifying what components to patch under the <PatchFamily>) to create msp files for a few years now and I have just started to look into making patches automatically from our release builds. I intended to leave the <PatchFamily> empty and let wix decide what has changed, but this is not working how I hoped it would. Previously our release builds incremented the build number of each binary on each successful build, we have now moved a system where we increment the version number of a dll only when it has changed. We have noticed though that after a rebuild some binaries that have unchanged code and version numbers are not byte by byte identical to the previous version. When I build a test patch with some of these binaries they are being included in the msp by the torch auto detection methods (even though they have the same version) but are obviously are not being installed while patching as the version numbers have not changed. This is far from ideal as I suspect that most files in our products would be included in the patch. Is there some way we can get torch to exclude these files? I will download the latest code and have a look. Dave SDL PLC confidential, all rights reserved. If you are not the intended recipient of this mail SDL requests and requires that you delete it without acting upon or copying any of its contents, and we further request that you advise us. SDL PLC is a public limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 02675207. Registered address: Globe House, Clivemont Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7DY, UK. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
