Cullen Thanks for the response. That makes some sense and I had not thought about the patching scenario (since we don't do that).
> -----Original Message----- > From: Cullen Waters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 3:37 PM > To: Reggie Burnett; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Component spanning directories > > Reggie, > > From what I've seen, the general guidance is to keep your > components as small as possible. If, for instance, you found a bug in > one of your source files, but had all source files in one component, > your patch or upgrade installer would have to include all of the files > in that component. > > It is my understanding that the generally accepted practice is > to have many, many components (up to 1 per file), and then have > features that describe what you are looking for. If I were authoring > your installer, I would probably split up your files into components at > the directory level (unless I had time to split at the file level), and > then put all your components into a single feature. That way, all of > your files get installed or uninstalled together, and you can still > support smaller patch files if necessary down the road. > > Cullen > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:wix-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Reggie Burnett > Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 1:27 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Component spanning directories > > We've been using Wix for some time now and recently got around to > cleaning > up our wix files. As we are adding samples and source code to the > installer, I find it hard to believe that I can't make a single > component > include all my source files. As I understand it, a component should be > anything that you want installed or removed as a unit. Well, if I want > all > my sources treated as a single unit, then a single component should do > it. > However, light complains about duplicate symbols. > > Can this be done? If not, why on earth not? It would seem ridiculous > to > create a thousand components to install a source tree of a thousand > directories when it should be installed or removed as a unit. > > Thanks > Reggie > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, > security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job > easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache > Geronimo > http://sel.as- > us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
