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do you have alternative links ? --Jason > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 08:58:06 -0700 > From: Rob Mensching <r...@wixtoolset.org> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] component and guid > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: <4a27ef0e.6000...@wixtoolset.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format=flowed > > I suggest reading: > http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2003/10/18/Component-Rules-101 > > You'll find that the rules are very strict but not enforced and you > won't notice until you try to patch or upgrade. > > Jason Zhang wrote: > > As a beginner, although I already read through the wix tutorial, still > > have some questions on guid attribute on component element: > > > > 1. same guid in different product: > > > > if I accidentally copied a guid from a component in product A to another > > component in product B. What happened if I install product B after > > product A is installed, does msi will rollback since there is same guid > > in different product ? > > > > 2. same component in same product but in different version > > > > Assuming in product 1.1, I have a component which contains foo.exe. Then > > when product 1.2 is released, I still have a component which contains > > foo.exe, but foo.exe is updated, e.g. different from the one in 1.1, so > > > > 2.1 shall I use different guid for this component if I change the > > Version attribute of product ? > > > > 2.2 shall I use same guid for this component if I does not change the > > Version attribute of product ? > > > > 3. dynamically generate guid for same component in same product in same > > version > > > > Can I dynamically generate guid for every component in build, which > > means my build script will dynamically create guid for each component, > > in this way, every time I build my msi, every component will get > > different guid from last time, is that OK or bad practice ? > > > > Best Regards > > Jason > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OpenSolaris 2009.06 is a cutting edge operating system for enterprises looking to deploy the next generation of Solaris that includes the latest innovations from Sun and the OpenSource community. Download a copy and enjoy capabilities such as Networking, Storage and Virtualization. Go to: http://p.sf.net/sfu/opensolaris-get _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
