I've created a very simple installer to test some things. In this case, we deploy 32-bit and 64-bit assemblies that are very similar. I thought it would be easiest to make a WixLib project, write the logic to get the assemblies based on the Platform. This has so far worked very well. I reference the WiXlib project output in my installer, place the WiXLib project's component in the correct spot in the main installer's feature tree and all seems fine; it installs the WiXLib files and registry keys as expected. However, upon uninstall only the files/keys listed in the main MSI's XML are uninstalled, while the WiXLib's files/keys are left behind. I've tried messing around with the InstallExecuteSequence a bit, but as I'm really new to WiX I think that's barking up the wrong tree. Please don't suggest I not use a lib (merge module is ok, too, but I understand Lib is the way to go). Having this parallel is definitely required; it would keep maintenance to a minimum.
On another note, I was trying to ascertain the full, calculated path to a directory as configured by the user at install-time so that I can set registry keys (noted below as "ID_LIKE_TO_SET_THIS_DYNAMICALLY"). How would I do that? Here's some example XML of what I'm doing: Project.wxs (yes, I have the defines for the preproc variables), this is built as MSI and the project has a reference to AssembliesLib's output: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"; xmlns:netfx="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/NetFxExtension";> <Product Id="MY_GUID_IS_REALLY_HERE" Name="$(var.Name)" Language="1033" Version="$(var.Version)" Manufacturer="$(var.Manufacturer)" UpgradeCode="B00BC38E-F2E6-4E95-A0C2-6FA54BA1DFB4"> <Package Id="*" Keywords="Installer" Manufacturer="$(var.Manufacturer)" Description="$(var.Description)" InstallPrivileges="elevated" InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perMachine" /> <Media Id="1" Cabinet="my.cab" EmbedCab="yes" /> <PropertyRef Id="NETFRAMEWORK20"/> <Condition Message="This application requires .NET Framework 2.0. Please install the .NET Framework then run this installer again."> <![CDATA[NETFRAMEWORK20]]> </Condition> <UI> <UIRef Id="WixUI_Advanced" /> <Publish Dialog="ExitDialog" Control="Finish" Event="DoAction" Value="LaunchApplication">WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALCHECKBOX = 1 and NOT Installed</Publish> </UI> <Property Id="WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALCHECKBOXTEXT" Value="Register and license $(var.Name) now" /> <Property Id="WixShellExecTarget" Value="[#Activation.exe]" /> <CustomAction Id="LaunchApplication" BinaryKey="WixCA" DllEntry="WixShellExec" Impersonate="yes" /> <Property Id="ApplicationFolderName" Value="MyApplication" /> <Property Id="WixAppFolder" Value="WixPerMachineFolder" /> <WixVariable Id="WixUILicenseRtf" Value="c:\Path\to\license.rtf" /> <WixVariable Id="WixUIBannerBmp" Value="BitMaps\bannrbmp.bmp" /> <WixVariable Id="WixUIDialogBmp" Value="BitMaps\dlgbmp.bmp" /> <Icon Id="icon.ico" SourceFile="BitMaps\Icon.ico" /> <Property Id="ARPPRODUCTICON" Value="icon.ico" /> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir" > <Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder" /> <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder"> <Directory Id="APPLICATIONFOLDER" Name="MyApplication"> <Directory Id="DI" Name="$(var.DIdir)" > <Directory Id="bin" Name="bin" /> </Directory> </Directory> </Directory> </Directory> <DirectoryRef Id="DI"> <Component Id="Main" Guid="ANOTHER_GUID" UninstallWhenSuperseded="yes"> <!-- This file gets uninstalled --> <File Name="Activation.exe" Source="X:\path\to\activation.exe" /> </Component> </DirectoryRef> <Feature Id="MainApplication" Title="$(var.Name)" Level="1" Display="expand"> <ComponentRef Id="Main" /> <Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="Win32Binaries" Level="1" > <ComponentRef Id="32bit_Assemblies"/> </Feature> </Feature> </Product> </Wix> AssembliesLib, output type is wixlib (the preprocs are defined based on the platform): <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> <Fragment> <DirectoryRef Id="bin"> <Directory Id="$(var.x86x64)" Name="$(var.x86x64)"> <Component Id="$(var.ModuleId)" Guid="$(var.ComponentId)"> <!-- This key does NOT get removed --> <RegistryKey Root="HKLM" Key="Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\AssemblyFoldersEx\MyApplication" Action="createAndRemoveOnUninstall"> <RegistryValue Type="string" Value="C:\ID_LIKE_TO_SET_THIS_DYNAMICALLY\bin\$(var.x86x64)" /> <!-- This file does NOT get uninstalled --> <File Name="$(var.MyProject.TargetFileName)" Source="$(var.MyProject.TargetPath)" /> </Component> </Directory> </DirectoryRef> </Fragment> </Wix> Thanks a lot guys! WiX is awesome. Our existing "script" is ~2k lines and I think I'm going to be able to replace it with something that's ~300 XML lines. -Dave T. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
