So you would say, it's impossible with the Windows Installer XML tool set? Or is it possible but insane?
Am 16.05.2011 20:14, schrieb Christopher Painter: > I maintain installers that rival Visual Studio in terms of size and > complexity. Factoring dependency relationships is critical and cannot be > automated. I've streamlined the process to the point that it's insanely > fast and easy to follow the established patterns but it still takes a human > to apply domain and engineering knowledge to make the right call. > > --- > Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog > Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves > attention? E-Mail Me > > --- On Mon, 5/16/11, Helge Kruse<helge.kruse-nos...@gmx.net> wrote: > > > From: Helge Kruse<helge.kruse-nos...@gmx.net> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Detection of run-time DLLs > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Monday, May 16, 2011, 11:47 AM > > > > Am 16.05.2011 17:53, schrieb Christopher Painter: >> To be honest, that's not a "feature" of InstallShield that I like or use. >> Magically "Easy" buttons are a great concept but I don't like switching off >> my brain. >> > > Yea, maybe. But it's not necessary to switch off any brain, when such a > dependency is detected. I think the HEAT tool would be a good candidate, > since it generates a .wxs file that should be edited manually. > > The great benefit of such feature is that you don't create a MSI file > that installs a product on your development PC but does not run on a > system where this run-times are not installed. > > Helge > >> >> --- >> Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog >> Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves >> attention? E-Mail Me >> >> --- On Mon, 5/16/11, Helge Kruse<helge.kruse-nos...@gmx.net> wrote: >> >> >> From: Helge Kruse<helge.kruse-nos...@gmx.net> >> Subject: [WiX-users] Detection of run-time DLLs >> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Date: Monday, May 16, 2011, 10:24 AM >> >> >> Hello, >> >> I know from InstallShield (IS) that it is capable to detect all the >> dependencies of a binary to run-time DLLs. >> >> When VS2005 C++ DLL uses the msvcrt IS adds the corresponding MSM to the >> project. How can do similar with WiX 3.5? It would includ this tasks: >> >> - detect automagically which run-time DLLs are necessary >> - add these run-times conviniently >> - keep track of updates to these run-times as it happens when VS2005SP1 or >> the lastest April update of VS2005 changes the versions, that are used in >> VS2005 when linking a DLL? >> >> The last point means, I want only to recompile the installer with WiX to get >> the current dependencies included. >> >> I tried to evaluate the HEAT options but did not found any appropriate. >> >> Regards, >> Helge >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Achieve unprecedented app performance and reliability > What every C/C++ and Fortran developer should know. > Learn how Intel has extended the reach of its next-generation tools > to help boost performance applications - inlcuding clusters. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmay > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Achieve unprecedented app performance and reliability > What every C/C++ and Fortran developer should know. > Learn how Intel has extended the reach of its next-generation tools > to help boost performance applications - inlcuding clusters. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmay > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Achieve unprecedented app performance and reliability What every C/C++ and Fortran developer should know. Learn how Intel has extended the reach of its next-generation tools to help boost performance applications - inlcuding clusters. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmay _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
