Exactly. On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro) < edwin.cas...@fiserv.com> wrote:
> The problem is that Windows Installer defines the ServiceInstall table with > a foreign key to the Component table and not a path to the executable (see > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371637(VS.85).aspx). Authoring > in WiX would need to maintain this relationship. Today WiX requires that > everything that needs to be tied to a component be defined together in the > same Component element. > > Creating a syntax for authoring "partial" components (useful in my opinion) > is not as simple as creating a new XML element to be consumed by candle. > There needs to be some sort of consistency check done at some point in time > to determine the closure of all components. As Rob points out this is not a > simple process in the current toolset. My only hope is that something can be > done about this in WiX 4.0 (that is the right version to provide such an > enhancement). > > Edwin G. Castro > Software Developer - Staff > Electronic Banking Services > Fiserv > Office: 503-746-0643 > Fax: 503-617-0291 > www.fiserv.com > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: McKinnon, Chris [mailto:cmckin...@atb.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 8:44 AM > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall in a different fragment? > > > > I wasn't thinking of something like a partial component. Just a way to > > specify the "binPath" to the service executable so that the > > "ServiceInstall" could be specified in its own component. Something > > like the "File" attribute of the XmlFile node. I'm not sure how > > technically feasible that is, however. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Chris McKinnon > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 3:19 AM > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall in a different fragment? > > > > The concept of "partial" Components (like partial classes in C#) has > > come up > > in the past. The first problem is the Component composition is a very > > sacrosanct thing in the Windows Installer. Modifying the composition > > willy-nilly by adding or removing other files from the link line seemed > > very > > dangerous line to walk. We've always erred on the side of caution > > (which, > > unfortunately, often led to verbosity). The second problem is the > > linker > > doesn't really work this way so getting partial Components into the set > > of > > resolved references would take some thinking. You'll notice that C++ > > (with > > it's multi-pass compile/link phases like WiX) doesn't support partial > > classes either. > > > > Anyway, that's why we are where we are right now. Looking forward, I > > think > > there are a lot of things we should do to make WiX look more like C# > > and > > less like C++. But that's for WiX v4. > > > > On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 10:54 AM, Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro) < > > edwin.cas...@fiserv.com> wrote: > > > > > I think it would be really useful to have a ComponentRef of some kind > > so we > > > can split up file harvesting from actions that apply to some > > components. > > > ServiceInstall is just one example of this. Another common one I run > > into is > > > XmlFile and XmlConfig. The Xml elements can be placed in a component > > by > > > themselves and use a Registry Key as a KeyPath but I would really > > like to be > > > able to apply them to a ComponentRef of a file I harvested. > > > > > > Edwin G. Castro > > > Software Developer - Staff > > > Electronic Banking Services > > > Fiserv > > > Office: 503-746-0643 > > > Fax: 503-617-0291 > > > www.fiserv.com > > > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Pally Sandher [mailto:pally.sand...@iesve.com] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 2:57 AM > > > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall in a different fragment? > > > > > > > > "The service executable installed will point to the KeyPath for the > > > > Component. Therefore, you must ensure that the correct executable > > is > > > > either the first child File element under this Component or > > explicitly > > > mark the > > > > appropriate File element as KeyPath='yes'." > > > > >From the "Remarks" section at > > > > http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_serviceinstall.htm > > > > > > > > So at present, that's would be a no. That doesn't really sit right > > with > > > me but I > > > > guess Rob M, Bob A et al had good reasons for making it like so. > > > > > > > > Palbinder Sandher > > > > Software Deployment & IT Administrator > > > > T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 > > > > F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 > > > > > > > > http://www.iesve.com > > > > **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the <Virtual Environment>** > > Integrated > > > > Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. > > > > SC151456 > > > > Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, > > > Glasgow > > > > G20 0SP Email Disclaimer > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: McKinnon, Chris [mailto:cmckin...@atb.com] > > > > Sent: 26 October 2010 03:25 > > > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > Subject: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall in a different fragment? > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I've separated my WiX installer into multiple fragment files. My > > windows > > > > service is broken into "ServiceFiles.wxs" and "ServiceActions.wxs", > > for > > > > example. I ran into an issue where my service wasn't getting > > installed > > > > because it wasn't in the same component as the executable anymore. > > Like > > > > so: > > > > > > > > <Component Id="WindowsService_InstallService" > > > > Guid="{8DE953A1-2D84-42ba-8A03-0A0F79CC3BCC}"> > > > > <CreateFolder /> > > > > <ServiceInstall Id="InstallService" ErrorControl="normal" > > > > Name="Windows Service" Start="auto" Type="ownProcess" > > > > Description="Description..." DisplayName="Windows > > Service" > > > > Account="[SERVICE_DOMAIN]\[SERVICE_ACCOUNT]" > > > > Password="[SERVICE_PASSWORD]" Vital="yes" /> > > > > </Component> > > > > > > > > If I move the "ServiceInstall" back into the component with the > > file it > > > works > > > > fine: > > > > > > > > <Component Id="WindowsService.exe" Guid="*"> > > > > <File Id="WindowsService.exe" KeyPath="yes" > > > > Source="Published\Service\WindowsService.exe" /> > > > > <ServiceInstall Id="InstallService" ErrorControl="normal" > > > > Name="Windows Service" Start="auto" Type="ownProcess" > > > > Description="Description..." > > > > DisplayName="Windows Service" > > > > > > Account="[SERVICE_DOMAIN]\[SERVICE_ACCOUNT]" > > > > Password="[SERVICE_PASSWORD]" Vital="yes" /> > > > > </Component> > > > > > > > > Is there any way to separate the "ServiceInstall" out from the file > > > > component? I'd like to keep my files in one fragment and actions > > on > > > > another. I'm guessing "no" because there's no way to specify the > > > "binPath" > > > > of the service but I thought I'd ask. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Chris McKinnon > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may > > contain > > > > privileged information. It is intended only for the person or > > persons > > > named > > > > above. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail please > > be > > > advised > > > > that any distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited. 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