Re: [WiX-users] binary dependencies in binary stream

2009-04-13 Thread Wilson, Phil
ion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] binary dependencies in binary stream But how, when, and where the CA DLLs is not documented. You should not take advantage of undocumented features. Compiling and linking everything int your CAs as needed is recommended (or, better,

Re: [WiX-users] binary dependencies in binary stream

2009-04-11 Thread Bob Arnson
Thomas S. Trias wrote: > Is there any good way to deploy a temporary file resource using the File > table and standard actions? I know that the scheduling gets tricky, > especially since RemoveFiles occurs before InstallFiles. > The closest you're going to come is Phil's suggestion of TempFo

Re: [WiX-users] binary dependencies in binary stream

2009-04-11 Thread Heath Stewart
need them. > > Phil Wilson > > > -Original Message- > From: Thomas S. Trias [mailto:tomtr...@artizan.com] > Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 9:12 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] binary dependencies in binary stream > > Is

Re: [WiX-users] binary dependencies in binary stream

2009-04-10 Thread Wilson, Phil
--Original Message- From: Thomas S. Trias [mailto:tomtr...@artizan.com] Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 9:12 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] binary dependencies in binary stream Is there any good way to deploy a temporary file resource using the F

Re: [WiX-users] binary dependencies in binary stream

2009-04-10 Thread Thomas S. Trias
c question. Thomas S. Trias Senior Developer Artizan Internet Services http://www.artizan.com/ Original Message Subject: Re: [WiX-users] binary dependencies in binary stream From: Bob Arnson To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Date: 4/10/2009 6:0

Re: [WiX-users] binary dependencies in binary stream

2009-04-10 Thread Heath Stewart
In custom actions, external dependencies are recommended against. If you have common code you need to share, consider putting that into a static library and linking that into both CAs. It's a little extra overhead, but is more robust and safer than streaming out binary dependencies at install time.

Re: [WiX-users] binary dependencies in binary stream

2009-04-10 Thread Bob Arnson
Leo ... wrote: > How could I include two binaries where one references the other in the binary > stream for use as custom actions? > There's no built-in support for that; you'd need another custom action to stream out the dependency. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ --

[WiX-users] binary dependencies in binary stream

2009-04-09 Thread Leo ...
Hi all, How could I include two binaries where one references the other in the binary stream for use as custom actions? For example: file binary1.exe references dll binary2.dll when it gets executed. Will including both of these binaries in the binary streams as follows work? Or is