I'm a little confused by the original error. It doesn't seem to line up with the code you provided. Can you provide more of the code or a small example project that demonstrates the error?
On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 6:50 AM, Steven Ogilvie <steven.ogil...@titus.com>wrote: > Mine look like this: > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> > <Module Id="MyCorpMyMergeModule" Language="1033" Version="1.0.0.0"> > <Package Id="980E88AD-5641-42E4-9827-666782E3BCEC" > Manufacturer="MYCORP" InstallerVersion="200" /> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dirk Ziegelmeier [mailto:d...@ziegelmeier.net] > Sent: October-12-12 5:41 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: [WiX-users] WiX 3.6 MergeModule creation regression? > > Hello, > > I just upgraded from WiX 3.5 to WiX 3.6 (always the release versions) > > The following merge module does not compile any more now: > > <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> > <Module Id="MergeModuleId" Language="1033" > Version="!(bind.assemblyVersion.FileId)"> > <Package Id="{GUID}" Manufacturer="MyEmployer" > InstallerVersion="200" /> > > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > <Directory Id="CommonFilesFolder" /> > > <Directory Id="INSTALLDIR" > ComponentGuidGenerationSeed="{GUID}" /> > </Directory> > > <ComponentGroupRef Id="ComponentGroup.PFCoDIA.Fdt.Profibus" /> > </Module> > </Wix> > > The ComponentGroup "ComponentGroup.PFCoDIA.Fdt.Profibus" contains a > component "cComSTAHelper" that has a DirectoryRef to "CommonFilesFolder". > > Error message: > > > W:\PFCoDIA\Deployment\PFCoDIA.Framework.MergeModule\PFCoDIA.Framework.Lib.Fdt.wxs(65) > : error LGHT0231 : The component 'cComSTAHelper.GUID_GUID_GUID_GUID' has a > key file with path 'TARGETDIR\MyEmployer\comstahelper\comstahelper.dll'. > Since this path is not rooted in one of the standard directories (like > ProgramFilesFolder), this component does not fit the criteria for having an > automatically generated guid. (This error may also occur if a path > contains a likely standard directory such as nesting a directory with name > "Common Files" under ProgramFilesFolder.) > > Is this a bug/regression in WiX or is this a real problem which the old > WiX 3.5. simply did not catch? > > No, I can't use wixlibs in this case, because the final product must be a > merge module. > > > Thank you in advance > Dirk > > -- > Dirk Ziegelmeier * d...@ziegelmeier.net * http://www.ziegelmeier.net > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM > Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly what is > happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app Try New Relic > at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM > Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly > what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app > Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- virtually, Rob Mensching http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
