Hi, You only need to use merge modules if you want to supply them to third parties for use in their installations that do not use wix. If you do not have this requirement then you can split your installer up to use a Base and tool wixlib when then can be linked into the tool and product MSIs. Think of a wixlib as a c static linked library, you would have two separate ones and link them both into the resultant MSI.
You can also have several wix fragments and build each MSI from combining the appropriate source files without bothering with a wixlib. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Andreas [mailto:andreassand...@gmx.net] Sent: 23 December 2011 13:42 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Cascading Merg Modules I have a question about design of installer and merge modules. I have a COM server as base component. This is reusable and must be used a by a tool. Further this tool may be part of a product. BaseComponent + Tool -> ToolInstaller BaseComponent + Tool + Application -> ProductInstaller I want to design the best set of WiX projects. Since the base component is reusable it should be implemented with a merge module, shouldn't it? When I build the tool installer I will use a WiX product project to generate a MSI file. But how should I integrate the tool installation in the product? One solution would be a tool merge module. But does the product always have to add the tool merge module and the base component merge module. Or can I design the tool merge module to "include" the base component? How can a wix library help here? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Write once. Port to many. Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development. Create new or port existing apps to sell to consumers worldwide. Explore the Intel AppUpSM program developer opportunity. appdeveloper.intel.com/join http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-appdev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users SDL PLC confidential, all rights reserved. If you are not the intended recipient of this mail SDL requests and requires that you delete it without acting upon or copying any of its contents, and we further request that you advise us. SDL PLC is a public limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 02675207. Registered address: Globe House, Clivemont Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7DY, UK. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Write once. Port to many. Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development. Create new or port existing apps to sell to consumers worldwide. Explore the Intel AppUpSM program developer opportunity. appdeveloper.intel.com/join http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-appdev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
