What's wrong with that method you described? Seems reasonable. PS: I use ComponentGroupRef's a lot more across fragments, myself.
On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Marc Beaudry <mbeau...@matrox.com> wrote: > Thanks for your many replies, finally figured out what was wrong. Which > essentially was the first answer you provided with a different spin on your > last response. > > The only link I had between the lib file and the product file was these > shortcuts, moving them from the lib file to the products file removed all > associations to the lib file. > > To fix it or link the 2 files together I simply moved the ComponentRef > elements in the feature node back to the product file, creating a link > between the two files. Now it compiles as expected. > > Is there a better way of linking these two files? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > Sent: February-20-2013 4:01 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WixLib not behaving as desired > > If references are broken, the linker would tell you it couldn't find a > symbol. I think your issue is the opposite. You don't have a reference any > more. <smile/> Those DirectoryRef's look like they probably point back to > the Product. What from the Product points into this Fragment? > > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Marc Beaudry <mbeau...@matrox.com> > wrote: > > > Keeping in mind I discovered Wix about 2 weeks ago :-) > > > > I apologize for not completely understanding, wix is new and I am > > still in that learning curve... Hopefully this snippet helps you > > better understand my issue so I can better understand what is happening. > > > > As far as I know my references are correct and relatively straight > > forward... > > > > My lib file contains one big fragment: > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Wix > > xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> > > <?include ..\lInstaller\UserVariableNames.wxi ?> > > > > <Fragment Id='FragmentCoreInstall'> > > > > <!-- Copy files to desired location using components --> > > <DirectoryRef Id="APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY"> > > // bunch of files through individual components > > </DirectoryRef> > > > > <DirectoryRef Id="ShortcutsMenuFolder"> > > // Various application shortcuts to be moved out > > </DirectoryRef> > > > > </Fragment> > > </Wix> > > > > I then take this whole section (<DirectoryRef > > Id="ShortcutsMenuFolder">) and copy it in Product.wxs right after the > > directory section. > > How do I know if the references are not broken? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > > Sent: February-20-2013 3:28 PM > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WixLib not behaving as desired > > > > References flow from the Product element down. Follow your references. > > There isn't enough below to really know what is wrong. > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:20 PM, Marc Beaudry <mbeau...@matrox.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Hopefully this helps shed some light... > > > > > > In my Product.wxs I define a directory structure. > > > > > > In my lib I refer to the directory reference. "DirectoryRef" > > > > > > The component reference in the feature tag is set in the Product.wxs > > > > > > Directory Element from Product.wxs > > > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > > > <Directory Id='ProgramFilesFolder' Name='PFiles'> > > > <Directory Id='ManufacturerFolder' > > > Name='$(var.UserManufacturerName)'> > > > <Directory Id="APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY" > > > Name="$(var.UserProductName)"/> > > > </Directory> > > > </Directory> > > > > > > <!-- Step 1: Define the directory structure to where the > > > items are to be located in the start menu --> > > > <Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder"> > > > <Directory Id="ShortcutsProgramsFolder" > > > Name="$(var.UserStartMenuFolder)"> > > > <Directory Id="ShortcutsMenuFolder" > > > Name="$(var.UserProductName)"> </Directory> > > > <Component Id="ApplicationShortcutUninstall" > > > Guid="******"> > > > <RemoveFolder Id="ShortcutsProgramsFolder" > > > On="uninstall"/> > > > <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" > > > Key="Software\Microsoft\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]" Name="installed" > > > Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes"/> > > > </Component> > > > </Directory> > > > </Directory> > > > > > > <Directory Id="DesktopFolder" Name="Desktop" /> > > > </Directory> > > > > > > Snip it from the lib fragment... that I want to copy out in the > > product.wxs > > > <DirectoryRef Id="ShortcutsMenuFolder"> > > > <Component Id="ApplicationDesktopShortcut" Guid="***"> > > > <Condition>DESKTOPSHORTCUT=1</Condition> > > > <Shortcut Id="desktopShortcut" > > > Directory="DesktopFolder" > > > Name="Application Something or other " > > > > > > Description="$(var.UserStartMenuApplicationDescription)" > > > > Target="[APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY]MyBinary.exe" > > > WorkingDirectory='APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY' > > > > <Icon Id="DesktopIcon.exe" > > > SourceFile="SomeIconFile.ico" > > > /> > > > </Shortcut> > > > <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" > > > Key="Software\Microsoft\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]" > > > Name="aaaaaaaaaaaaa > > " > > > Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes"/> > > > </Component> > > > </DirectoryRef> > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > > > Sent: February-20-2013 3:04 PM > > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WixLib not behaving as desired > > > > > > It all depends on what is in your Fragments and what is referencing > what. > > > My guess is by moving the Shortcut, you removed the reference to oen > > > or more Fragments in you .wixlib. > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:00 PM, Marc Beaudry <mbeau...@matrox.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > I have a lib file that contains a bunch of files and a desktop > > > > shortcut to one of the binaries. I then have my (product.wxs) > > > > main installation XML file. My project has a reference to the lib > file. > > > > It all compiles and links perfectly. (My MSI is perfectly > > > > functional at this point) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > BUT: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I remove the section that contains the info to create the > > > > desktop shortcut and move it to the Product.wxs, everything still > > > > compiles and links without errors, but the content of my lib file > > > > is completely ignored. My msi goes from 30MB to 900KB. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Question: Should I be able to take the shortcut section out of my > > > > lib file and put it in my main wxs file? The reason I want to do > > > > this is the binary name installed will always be the same but the > > > > name to the desktop shortcut is set later through a variable in a > > > > WXI (The contents of the lib remain, but the shortcut name can > > > > change depending on who builds the package) file which is > > > > referenced in the product.wxs > > > file. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hopefully this question is clear enough. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the Advice > > > > > > > > Marc > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > -- > > > > -- > > > > -------- Everyone hates slow websites. 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