Re: [WiX-users] Wix 2.0 to Wix 3.0

2010-03-14 Thread Rob Mensching
Repeating the recommendation: We make subtle changes between major versions of the WiX toolset that will prevent patches from being built. The same thing may happen even in bug fixes. Once you ship, stick with that exact copy of the toolset if at all possible until you can ship a new version of you

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 2.0 to Wix 3.0

2010-03-11 Thread Bob Arnson
On 3/11/2010 3:10 PM, Anurag Pahwa wrote: > We've already upgraded the installer sources and built the MSI (using WIX > 3.0) and wanted to know if we can release a patch (MSP) that targets the MSI > (built using WIX 2.0). I know we can decide whether to ship it as a patch or > minor upgrade or a

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 2.0 to Wix 3.0

2010-03-11 Thread Anurag Pahwa
users] Wix 2.0 to Wix 3.0 Your question doesn't make sense. WiX 2.0 and WiX 3.0 are releases of the WiX toolset which you use to build MSIs (product installers) - WiX is not a product installer. To move from one to the other you just upgrade the WiX toolset on your build machine, fol

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 2.0 to Wix 3.0

2010-03-11 Thread Jeremy Farrell
Your question doesn't make sense. WiX 2.0 and WiX 3.0 are releases of the WiX toolset which you use to build MSIs (product installers) - WiX is not a product installer. To move from one to the other you just upgrade the WiX toolset on your build machine, following the instructions with the new rele

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 2.0 to Wix 3.0 Migration?

2010-02-12 Thread Rob Mensching
Wrote about this a long while ago: http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2009/7/7/Tips-on-how-to-upgrade-from-WiX-v2-to-WiX-v3 On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 3:28 AM, Pally Sandher wrote: > Install WiX 3.0 & run WiXCop.exe on your .wxs files to upgrade them to > the WiX 3.0 schema. > > Shouldn't need to do

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 2.0 to Wix 3.0 Migration?

2010-02-11 Thread Pally Sandher
Install WiX 3.0 & run WiXCop.exe on your .wxs files to upgrade them to the WiX 3.0 schema. Shouldn't need to do anything more than that although I would recommend looking at the things WixCop.exe changes as you could potentially clean up/tighten your code by removing and/or replacing some things.