Nope. You put the common files shared between both platforms (probably almost everything if you build for "AnyCPU" platforms) in one cabinet file, the x86 specific stuff in another & the x64 specific in a 3rd (platform specific cabinets might not be necessary if you don't have any platform specific files).
Your x86 MSI uses the x86 specific cabinet plus the common stuff in it's Media Elements. The x64 one uses the x64 specific cabinet plus the common one in it's Media Elements. You then wrap your 2 MSI's and 3 CAB's in a bootstrapper which launches the correct MSI for the platform & you should get a single file for download which installs to either platform & has a single ARP entry (and should be easy to patch/upgrade in future using the same method). Until Burn is done I'd recommend dotnetinstaller for your bootstrapper needs as it would take 10 minutes to write the XML to do this in it (http://dotnetinstaller.codeplex.com/) The -cc & -reusecab switches let you build the common files into a cabinet & use that same cabinet for both MSI's. Just don't embed the CAB's into the MSI's otherwise you defeat the entire purpose of the exercise. 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: Rune Moberg [mailto:jjfl...@gmail.com] Sent: 25 January 2011 14:54 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] 64 Bit program files folder On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Pally Sandher <pally.sand...@iesve.com> wrote: > If you're clever about it you can build your 2 platform specific MSI's & embed them into a bootstrapper without doubling the size of your download. > > See the -cc & -reusecab switches for light.exe. Given that I am a WiX n00b, I'm not particulary clever. ;) You're saying put the common stuff in one .msi, and the x64 and x86 specific stuff into two additional .msi files? Can I, in the common .msi, get to the %ProgramFiles% directory usually reserved for x64 apps? (If I could do that, then there'd be no need for a separate x64 MSI file, no?) -- Rune ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
