Why not put D2.dll in it's own Component?
On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 10:37 PM, Michael Partridge < michael.partri...@petrosys.com.au> wrote: > Hi All, > > I was wondering if the state of play has changed at all since > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/703359/wix-add-new-file-to-shared-componentwas > discussed? > > Basically, I have Product1 (already released) and Product2 (in > development) which both share the same component A.dll. A.dll is installed > to %COMMONFILES%/MyProducts/. > > Product1 installs A.dll version 1.0.0, which is dependent upon D1.dll. > Product2 installs A.dll version 1.1.0, which is dependent upon D1.dll and > D2.dll. > > Due to the way that A.dll is used (it's a COM component registered in a > thirdparty application, and we can only register one .dll) there isn't the > option of creating newA.dll and putting that into Product2. (At least not > without breaking Product1.) > > I think my only option is to add D2.dll in A.dll's component, breaking the > component rules, and live with the fact that D2.dll will remain on the > user's computer if they uninstall Product2 then uninstall Product1. At > least then, if someone uninstalls Product2 our .dll will continue to run > correctly. > > Does anyone have any further insight? > > Thanks, > Michael > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite! > It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production. > Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. > Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite! It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production. Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
