1. Verbose log file will explain all. 2. Well, use a versioned file. Things work so much better with versioned files. Also, be careful about Component composition... you don't want to break the Component Rules. <smile/>
-----Original Message----- From: zett42 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 11:36 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade problems when using directory as keypath Rob Mensching-2 wrote: > > 1. The Windows Installer evaluates the KeyPaths when deciding to repair > existing installed Components. If you use a Directory as the KeyPath then > the Directory just has to exist for the Component to skip being repaired. > There are lots of variables in this that can affect the behavior but the > default would behave this way. > You are propably right (at least it makes sense). Though I would like to understand why it _sometimes_ works. So far I was not able to reproduce the behaviour intentionally. It seems to work better in patches than in upgrades using the full package. Bob Arnson-6 wrote: > > Unless you have several thousand files -- when perf really slows down -- > the easiest fix is to use one file per component. > We have roughly 9000 files (mainly content files like cliparts) in the installer - and the slow performance / registry bloat was the main reason to choose this component layout. So I will propably resort to the workaround of having one extra "artificial" keypath file per directory which we will modify if any file in the component needs to be upgraded. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Upgrade-problems-when-using-directory-as-keypath-tp1466141p1466706.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
