> > Maybe it just requires looking at the problem from a different point of > view. Trying to be very procedural tends to be very frustrating in a > declarative system. You end up fighting the design constantly. I'm still not > terribly clear >on your requirements but what you've described thus far > seems like it should be pretty easy to do with the Windows Installer, with the > right approach. > > Rob, there are multiple sequences involved. With coordination between > sequences and dependencies between nodes within the same sequence. > One cannot help dealing with this procedurally. Nick's book makes it pretty > clear that these sequences require close attention. > > > Also, I don't think #4 is correct. Costing will be applied to Components > which then roll up into Feature costing. As you turn Features on and off, the > costing will be adjusted. > > If features were specified at installer invocation time or in a dialog early > in the > UI sequence you would be correct. But they are not. As I explained they are > being determined in a dialog that runs after CostFinalize. >
It's a cliché but... I can imagine Rob saying/thinking "Do you know who I am!?" Of course, Rob would never actually say or think anything like that. ;-) I generally take what Rob says as gospel. He did work with the Windows Installer team as an intern and has been authoring Windows Installer packages for a very, very long time. Essentially since the beginning of Windows Installer packages. You should consider twice before you tell Rob how Windows Installer works. And considering that Rob started WiX as a tool to help author Windows Installer packages I am very comfortable with his understanding of how WiX relates to Windows Installer and how to use WiX to author Windows Installer packages. Edwin G. Castro Software Developer - Staff Digital Channels Fiserv Office: 503-746-0643 Fax: 503-617-0291 www.fiserv.com Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. Take our quick survey online. Come on, we don't ask for help often. Plus, you'll get a chance to win $100 to spend on ThinkGeek. http://p.sf.net/sfu/slashdot-survey _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
