IANAL but I suspect that someone could write a MySQL WiX extention as a "side" project that you would install on top of a WiX installation. You aren't changing the WiX toolset itself and the CPL allows linking to it without invoking the shareback-under-same-license requirement (in the same way as the LGPL) and those that are using MySQL are already dealing with the LGPL. You just wouldn't be able to place both in the same installation package (due to the incompatible licenses).
Speak with your attorney first, of course, though. -----Original Message----- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 7:35 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Setting up a MySQL database as part of installation Sadly, not well at all. GPL and CPL are not compatible. <sigh/> On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 1:01 PM, Dale Stewart <dale.stew...@meresoftware.com>wrote: > MySQL++ is a nice wrapper library, not sure how well the GNU LGPL licensing > fits in with WiX though. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 2:33 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Setting up a MySQL database as part of > installation > > Personally, if I knew how to communicate with MySQL and had time, I'd > quickly go in and tweak the C++ code (or copy it into a new block of code > then tweak it) to add the MySQL functionality. I expect MSSQL and MySQL > aren't that different... but I honestly haven't played with MySQL much. > > Or, you could run an executable and condition it to run correctly in all > configurations. Personally, I dislike trying to get all those conditions > right. It's just too error prone compared to using the WcaComponentTodo() > function in wcautil.lib. <smile/> > > On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 11:30 AM, William Newbery > <firelan...@hotmail.co.uk>wrote: > > > > > I would have a look at writing a proper extension, but write now I have > > 3 fairly large projects under-way so don't have time. Maybe if someone > > reminds me around July when two of those will be finished I'll have > > time to take a look :) > > > > So the best option as of now would be the separate program written > > specially for the task? > > > > > From: r...@robmensching.com > > > Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 07:52:04 -0800 > > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Setting up a MySQL database as part of > > installation > > > > > > MySQL support does not exist today, but it'd be cool if someone > > contributed > > > it! > > > > > > On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 7:02 AM, William Newbery < > > firelan...@hotmail.co.uk>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I've just started looking at using WiX to generate my Windows > > installers > > > > and am not sure how to handle this. I've seen a little bit of > > information > > > > regarding MS SQL Server, but not MySQL. > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to prompt the user to enter their database details (hostname, > > > > username, password, etc). I then want to check that the indicated > > database > > > > is a supported version, and set up tables and initial data. I also > > would > > > > like the ability to be able to upgrade the tables (and containing > > data!) > > > > from one version to another, without explicitly writing ALTER TABLE > > commands > > > > for every upgrade path. > > > > > > > > > > > > Is this currently possible with WiX, or is the best option to write > my > > own > > > > "database installer" for my application and execute it as a custom > > install > > > > sequence like I can with dxsetup.exe? > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > Do you have a story that started on Hotmail? 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