Each merge Module contains 3 file elements (one or two dll's and a .config
file) and a bunch of Custom Actions
I have about 10 wixlibs that are shared between the Merge Modules (dll's that
are shared between the merge modules but are installed to different directories)
Each merge module is a different service... I have 5 merge modules.
So are you saying to "convert" each merge module to a wixlib? Can I still share
the wixlibs within a wixlib?
Here is a typical Merge Module (I have excluded the custom actions, about 10 of
them)
<Binary Id="BIN_CustomActionMM" SuppressModularization="yes"
SourceFile="$(var.<some company>InstallerCAMM)"/>
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="WixLibRedirectFolder" Name="EnterpriseSettingsService">
<Component Id="cmp_EnterpriseSettingsDll" Guid="<some GUID>">
<File Id="file_EnterpriseSettingsDll" KeyPath="yes" Name="<some
company>.Enterprise.Settings.dll" Source="$(var.tssSourcePath)\<some
company>.Enterprise.Settings.Host\<some company>.Enterprise.Settings.dll" />
<ServiceControl Id="StartSettingsService" Name="<some
company>.Enterprise.Settings" Stop="both" Wait="yes" />
<RemoveFolder Id="RemoveSSFolder" Directory="WixLibRedirectFolder"
On="uninstall" />
</Component>
<Component Id="cmp_SEventLog" Guid="<some GUID>" KeyPath="yes">
<util:EventSource Name="Settings Service"
EventMessageFile="[NETFRAMEWORK40FULLINSTALLROOTDIR]EventLogMessages.dll"
Log="<some company> Labs"/>
<Condition><![CDATA[NOT Installed AND NOT VersionNT64]]></Condition>
</Component>
<Component Id="cmp_SEventLogx64" Guid="<some GUID>" KeyPath="yes">
<util:EventSource Name="Settings Service"
EventMessageFile="[NETFRAMEWORK40FULLINSTALLROOTDIR64]EventLogMessages.dll"
Log="<some company> Labs"/>
<Condition><![CDATA[NOT Installed AND VersionNT64]]></Condition>
</Component>
<Component Id="cmp_EnterpriseSettingsHostDll" Guid="<some GUID>">
<File Id="file_EnterpriseSettingsHostDll" KeyPath="yes"
Source="$(var.tssSourcePath)\<some company>.Enterprise.Settings.Host\<some
company>.Enterprise.Settings.Host.dll" />
</Component>
<Component Id="cmp_EnterpriseSettingsDllConfig" Guid="<some GUID>">
<File Id="file_EnterpriseSettingsDllConfig" KeyPath="yes" Name="<some
company>.Enterprise.Settings.Host.dll.config"
Source="$(var.tssSourcePath)\<some company>.Enterprise.Settings.Host\<some
company>.Enterprise.Settings.Host.dll.config" />
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
<!-- Shared services files -->
<ComponentGroupRef Id="cmpgrp_NServiceBus" />
<ComponentGroupRef Id="cmpgrp_SharedServiceFiles" />
<ComponentGroupRef Id="cmpgrp_WcfServiceBehaviors"/>
<ComponentGroupRef Id="cmpgrp_<some company>SharedDataDlls"/>
<ComponentGroupRef Id="cmpgrp_<some company>InternalSettings"/>
<ComponentGroupRef Id="cmpgrp_Log4Net"/>
<ComponentGroupRef Id="cmpgrp_DomainTypes"/>
<ComponentGroupRef Id="cmpgrp_SharedServicesUnityFiles"/>
<ComponentGroupRef Id="cmpgrp_<some company>Common"/>
<PropertyRef Id="NETFRAMEWORK40FULLINSTALLROOTDIR"/>
<PropertyRef Id="NETFRAMEWORK40FULLINSTALLROOTDIR64"/>
<Property Id="SERVER_INSTALL" Secure="yes" SuppressModularization="yes"/>
<Property Id="DIRECTORY_PATH_SERVICES" Secure="yes"
SuppressModularization="yes"/>
<Property Id="SETTINGS_SERVICE_PATH" Secure="yes"
SuppressModularization="yes"/>
<Property Id="SERVICESLOGLEVEL" Secure="yes" SuppressModularization="yes"/>
-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: July-11-13 9:27 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Resolve Light 1056 Warning
Steve, basically, yes:
http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2008/10/10/what-are-.wixlibs-and-why-would-you-use-them
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 5:48 AM, Steven Ogilvie <[email protected]>wrote:
> Sigh,
>
> I am confused... When I was using InstallShield (for many years) I was
> told to always use Merge Modules, easier for upgrading, and easier for
> grouping "features".
>
> I have a Server MSI and a Services MSI which is bundled in burn so the
> bootstrapper can take care of the pre reqs etc...
>
> In my Services MSI I have 6 Merge Modules, where each Service is a
> Merge Module, I also have several WixLibs of "common files" and share
> those WixLibs within the Merge Modules. The Merge Modules where used
> mainly for Upgrading...
>
> Are the majority of you saying it makes more sense to get rid of the
> Merge Modules and just use the WixLibs?
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Cooper [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: July-11-13 8:34 AM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Resolve Light 1056 Warning
>
> Yes, I really hate merge modules. Wixlibs are much better. Always
> have issues with merge modules I haven't authored.
>
> --
> John Merryweather Cooper
> Build & Install Engineer - ESA
> Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.®
> Shawnee Mission, KS 66227
> Office: 913-341-3434 x791011
> [email protected]
> www.jackhenry.com
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathy Morey
> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 4:22 PM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Resolve Light 1056 Warning
>
> FYI
>
> It turns out that, although John's suggestion did work, different
> Microsoft merge modules have different values for some of the standard
> folders, and so I will be following Rob's suggestion and just ignoring
> those warnings.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathy Morey
> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 5:08 PM
> To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'
> Subject: RE: Resolve Light 1056 Warning
>
> Thanks, John.
>
> That did it for me.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Cooper
> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 12:50 PM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Resolve Light 1056 Warning
>
> I was able to get the ".:System32" by using
>
> <Directory Id="ExperiementFolder" Name="." SourceName="System32">
> <Component Id="ProductComponent" Guid="*">
> <File KeyPath="yes"
> Source="$(var.SolutionDir).nuget\NuGet.exe" />
> </Component>
> </Directory>
>
> --
> John Merryweather Cooper
> Build & Install Engineer - ESA
> Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.®
> Shawnee Mission, KS 66227
> Office: 913-341-3434 x791011
> [email protected]
> www.jackhenry.com
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathy Morey
> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 11:22 AM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: [WiX-users] Resolve Light 1056 Warning
>
> I am creating a WiX installer for an application that requires some
> Microsoft merge modules.
>
> I'm getting several warnings like:
>
> warning LGHT1056: The Directory table contains a row with primary
> key(s) 'SystemFolder' which cannot be merged from the merge module
> 'C:\_blah\blah\COMCAT.MSM'. This is likely due to collision of rows
> with the same primary key(s) (but other different values in other
> columns) between the database and the merge module.
>
> I looked at the merge module and my MSI with Orca and found this
> difference in the DefaultDir column of the Directory table:
>
> MM DefaultDir - .:System32
> My DefaultDir - System32
>
> How do I author my project so that I get the ".:" designation in the
> DefaultDir column?
>
> Kathy Morey
> Synergy Software Engineer
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