[WiX-users] Product dependencies

2010-06-10 Thread Markus Gaugusch
Hi, My product involves two packages. One is a "Framework" package, which is required by my application. The other one is the application itself. Now I'd like to model this dependency into my package, especially because I've already rolled out an older version of the "Framework" and I want to ensu

Re: [WiX-users] Expanding an env var at install time when writing to the registry

2009-12-18 Thread Markus Gaugusch
uld install your applications > files. Under CommonFilesFolder is where you should install files that are > shared across your applications. Under system32 is right out. > > On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 10:51 PM, Markus Gaugusch wrote: > >> On Dec 15, Bruce Cran wrote: >> >

Re: [WiX-users] Expanding an env var at install time when writing to the registry

2009-12-15 Thread Markus Gaugusch
On Dec 15, Bruce Cran wrote: > I've written an installer with WiX 3.5 which installs a Winsock > provider, netsh helper and a kernel driver. After doing some > restructuring I started getting a warning about installing a > non-permanant component into system32, so I'm now trying to change the >

[WiX-users] Skipping features/components during upgrade

2009-12-15 Thread Markus Gaugusch
Hi, In my installer, I ask a few questions which are used to modify an INI file in my application directory (yeah, I know I should not, and I'm trying to discuss those out, but still I'm interested in a solution). This is a java application, therefore I can't (don't want) to use the registry. T

Re: [WiX-users] Install path best practices...

2009-12-10 Thread Markus Gaugusch
On Dec 10, Tony wrote: > The best practice for install path is > %ProgramFiles%\\, correct? Although I've seen this sometimes, it doesn't seem to be used generally. If I look at my Program Files folder, most seem to be or . Personally, I prefer a flat structure, and especially if your compan

Re: [WiX-users] How to specify files in Installer package

2009-12-10 Thread Markus Gaugusch
lude the appropriate ComponentRef if it is referenced > from anywhere. > > Hope this helps, > > -- Yan > > > -Original Message- > From: Markus Gaugusch [mailto:w...@gaugusch.at] > Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 17:10 > To: General discussion for Windows Insta

Re: [WiX-users] How to specify files in Installer package

2009-12-10 Thread Markus Gaugusch
t; /> > > Also be careful to match the exact case of the element and attribute > names. > > If it still doesnt work, check that the wix namesapce is the default > namespace. > > -Original Message- > From: Markus Gaugusch [mailto:w...@gaugusch.at] > Sent: 10 Dece

Re: [WiX-users] How to specify files in Installer package

2009-12-10 Thread Markus Gaugusch
Hi Yan! I tried an example found at http://www.mail-archive.com/wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg27515.html -- but I'm unable to get it going :( I want to ignore (which includes one file) I used the aforementioned example and tried with But the filter doesn't seem to apply (my component

Re: [WiX-users] How to specify files in Installer package

2009-12-10 Thread Markus Gaugusch
ir wrote: > >> Two ideas that come to mind: One is to use msbuild to call heat (or some >> other system that can calculate a list of files given an exclusion pattern) >> and the other is to write an extension to heat. >> >> -Original Message- >> From: M

Re: [WiX-users] How to specify files in Installer package

2009-12-09 Thread Markus Gaugusch
file instead of per-dir for those directories? > > -----Original Message- > From: Markus Gaugusch [mailto:w...@gaugusch.at] > Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 1:47 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] How to specify files in Installer package > &

[WiX-users] How to specify files in Installer package

2009-12-09 Thread Markus Gaugusch
Hi, I'm using WIX3 and try to make an installer package for our software. The software contains lots of files and folders, and some of them have to be treated specially (one for installing a Windows Service, several config files which should be preserved). Now I'm using heat to generate the lis