verything".
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From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 11:31
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Getting the version from the Assembly file
I don't believe I am going
20 January 2009 17:52
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Getting the version from the Assembly file
You're welcome to do what you want. All I ask is that you be careful
about suggesting doing things against the recommendations. It's one
thing to
n why it is right.
Neil
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From: Rob Mensching [mailto:rob.mensch...@microsoft.com]
Sent: 20 January 2009 15:55
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Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Getting the version from the Assembly file
The "assemblyFileVersion&quo
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Sent: 20 January 2009 15:55
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Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Getting the version from the Assembly file
The "assemblyFileVersion" is only applicable when installing into the
GAC. Otherwise, AFAIK, standard file version
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From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com]
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 23:36
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>> 2. My understanding of the .NET Framework doc
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On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 2:33 PM, Rob Mensching
wrote:
> .2. My understanding of the .NET Framework documentation does not
> recomm
>> 2. My understanding of the .NET Framework documentation does not
recommend setting the "fileVersion" in the assembly identity. They
recommend SxS semantics by upgrading the assembly's "version" only.
Apologies for going off topic but... I think this is true but rarely
practical, in reality yo
I rename them, if there is no nice way to use a variable
for part of the name.
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Colin Fox [mailto:greenene...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 10:54
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> Subject: Re:
That did the trick - Thanks neil!
On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 1:18 PM, Neil Sleightholm wrote:
> >> I would be happy with one example.
>
> I use in several
> installs.
>
> I would also point out the file version that MSI uses for replacing
> files and what you see when you right click on a file and
10:54
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On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Rob Mensching wrote:
> 0. Probably aren't a lot of examples out there. It is relatively new
> functionality.
I would be
>> I would be happy with one example.
I use in several
installs.
I would also point out the file version that MSI uses for replacing
files and what you see when you right click on a file and look at its
properties is not the Assembly version information, it is the Win32 file
version information.
The name of your MSI is controlled by the "-o"
switch to light.exe.
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From: Colin Fox [mailto:greenene...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 11:00
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Getting the version from
M, Rob Mensching
> wrote:
>
> > And no, it isn't common (in my experience).
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com]
> > Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 09:26
> > To: General discussion for W
it belong in a
wixproj instead? If so, then how would the version be set int he .wxs?
Also - thanks Rob for the time you've spent on this. I really appreciate it.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Colin Fox [mailto:greenene...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009
-users] Getting the version from the Assembly file
Every release of our software *is* a major upgrade, so it meets that
criteria.
I still don't understand why the filename would be an issue. There are GUIDs
all over the place for tracking things - why would msi care what I called
the file?
O
that is commonly needed.
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From: Colin Fox [mailto:greenene...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 09:39
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Getting the version from the Assembly file
Let's take the release of W
value "myProgramEXE" exist in your MSI? If not, that
would cause this error as well.
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From: Colin Fox [mailto:greenene...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 09:52
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Gettin
Colin Fox wrote:
> I still don't understand why the filename would be an issue. There are GUIDs
> all over the place for tracking things - why would msi care what I called
> the file?
>
For whatever reason, it does. See the MSI SDK topic "Changing the
Product Code."
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http://joyof
are using WiX v3 is to use a binder variable to grab
> the file version directly. Something like "!(bind.FileVersion.FileId)".
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Reggie Burnett [mailto:r...@comcast.net]
> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 04:50
> To: General discus
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> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Getting the version from the Assembly file
>
> Colin Fox wrote:
> > I'm not sure why you say that this is rare or dangerous.
> >
&
Every release of our software *is* a major upgrade, so it meets that
criteria.
I still don't understand why the filename would be an issue. There are GUIDs
all over the place for tracking things - why would msi care what I called
the file?
On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Bob Arnson wrote:
> Co
And no, it isn't common (in my experience).
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From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com]
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 09:26
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Getting the version from the Assembly file
Colin Fox
Colin Fox wrote:
> I'm not sure why you say that this is rare or dangerous.
>
Because MSI doesn't support changing the .msi package name except by
major upgrade.
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This SF.net
I'm not sure why you say that this is rare or dangerous.
Isn't it, in fact, common practice to have the version number as part of the
.msi package name?
It's how a user can know which version they're installing.
Is this a frowned upon procedure in WiX?
On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Bob Arnso
Colin Fox wrote:
> my_cool_software%24%28filever%29
>
> So is variable substitution not allowed in output names? Or is this a bug?
>
It would require explicit support, at least in Votive. As it's
rare/dangerous, I doubt Votive supports it. You can always do it with a
post-build target.
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t; > You can set an environment variable in the build process and then access
>> > that inside wix as $(env.projectVersion)
>> >
>> > Or you can set an Wix variable in the candle command line
>> > "candle -dMyProject.Version="
>> >
>> &g
Reggie Burnett [mailto:r...@comcast.net]
> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 04:50
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Getting the version from the Assembly file
>
> I ship 4 binary components that all have the same version so I us
or Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Getting the version from the Assembly file
I ship 4 binary components that all have the same version so I use a
small snippet in my msbuild script that reads the version # from one
of the components and then passes that into to wix
From: Colin Fox [mailto:greenene...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, 14 January 2009 10:11 AM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Getting the version from the Assembly file
>
> Yes - our current release strategy is to always release major u
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Sent: Wednesday, 14 January 2009 10:11 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Getting the version from the Assembly file
Yes - our current release strategy is to always release major upgrades.
The entire MSI is under 10 megs so it&#x
don't see many people
> putting the version number in the MSI name. Not a common request thus not
> necessarily simple to implement.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Colin Fox [mailto:greenene...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 14:36
> To: wix-users
>
Colin Fox wrote:
> I'd like go be able to set the version of my application in the assembly.cs
> file, and have it used in both the wix file and also in the wix file name.
>
However you set the version in the assembly source can set a variable to
be passed in to candle.exe and light.exe. That
Colin Fox [mailto:greenene...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 14:36
To: wix-users
Subject: [WiX-users] Getting the version from the Assembly file
Hi everyone.
I'd like go be able to set the version of my application in the assembly.cs
file, and have it used in both the wix file a
Hi everyone.
I'd like go be able to set the version of my application in the assembly.cs
file, and have it used in both the wix file and also in the wix file name.
So if my app is version 1.2.3, I'd like the .msi file to be called
"MyAmazingApp_1_2_3.msi" or something equivalent.
I've seen some
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