Re: [WiX-users] Patch requires source (error 1706)

2007-07-19 Thread Bob Arnson
Marc Durdin wrote: This is not documented anywhere that I can see. Can you provide a source for this problem? No, just anecdotal evidence. The thing is, a major upgrade patch is an exact match for our requirement to allow updates to the latest released version of our application without

Re: [WiX-users] Patch requires source (error 1706)

2007-07-18 Thread Marc Durdin
have any recommended approaches for solving this problem? From: Bob Arnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 19 July 2007 2:37 PM To: Marc Durdin Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patch requires source (error 1706) Marc Durdin wrote: WARNING: A major

Re: [WiX-users] Patch requires source (error 1706)

2007-07-18 Thread Bob Arnson
Marc Durdin wrote: WARNING: A major upgrade patch is being created. A major upgrade patch will have trouble applying to a product which might have patches with sequencing info applied The Patchwiz warning is describing the root cause: Major upgrade patches aren't recommended. Requiring th

[WiX-users] Patch requires source (error 1706)

2007-07-18 Thread Marc Durdin
We have been using WiX 2.0 for some time now, and are running into a problem with our patch upgrades. Despite following the guidelines listed in MSDN for creating patch files that do not require source media, we still end up with a patch that goes through Resolving Source and fails if the original