Wouldn't Windows Installer then want to update ALL non-versioned files instead of only the components which actually have changes in them? I would rather use one dummy versioned file per directory to avoid this. But then there would be no use for a companion file since the versioned file can act as the keypath file.
Rob Mensching-2 wrote: > > If you have a dummy file that has a version resource in it, you can > companion all of the non-versioned files to the dummy file and implicitly > provide them a version. It may work out well. > > -----Original Message----- > From: zett42 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 00:57 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Upgrade problems when using directory as keypath > > > I don't really see how companion files would help in this situation. > > > Alexander Shevchuk wrote: >> >> You may want to use Companion files >> (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367997(VS.85).aspx) in this >> situation. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: zett42 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 10:08 AM >> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: [WiX-users] Upgrade problems when using directory as keypath >> >> >> I'm using the scheme described at MSDN >> (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368269(VS.85).aspx) to >> organize >> my setup into components. >> Given a single directory, all files without version information (e.g. >> *.jpg, >> etc.) are grouped together into a single component which has the >> directory >> as its keypath (i. e. <Component KeyPath="yes" .../>). >> >> First installation works as expected. >> The problem arises when I try to upgrade the installed product by >> re-installing a newer version (Minor Upgrade with REINSTALL="ALL" >> REINSTALLMODE="vomus"). Sometimes the files in components, which have the >> directory as keypath, won't be upgraded. >> But adding files to the component always works. >> >> So my question is: Is it wise to use directory keypathes at all? If not, >> should I create one dummy file per directory which acts as the keypath >> for >> non-versioned files? This idea doesn't look very clean. >> But I would like to avoid choosing any of the real files as keypath, >> because >> component rules say that in an upgrade, a keypath file can never be >> deleted >> without deleting the whole component. >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://n2.nabble.com/Upgrade-problems-when-using-directory-as-keypath-tp1466141p1466141.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 >> >> > > -- > View this message in context: > http://n2.nabble.com/Upgrade-problems-when-using-directory-as-keypath-tp1466141p1468864.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 > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Upgrade-problems-when-using-directory-as-keypath-tp1466141p1468993.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
