Yes, see my previous comment. <smile/>
On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 9:41 AM, Katherine Moss <katherine.m...@gordon.edu>wrote: > Doesn't bootstrapping cause problems for admins who are trying to deploy > software via GPOs? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 10:16 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Feature or Chained MSI? > > I would definitely consider using a Bundle for your scenario. I believe > the world is moving (has moved?) to a place where .msi files are building > blocks stacked together and wrapped with a bootstrapper (Burn Bundles in > WiX toolset). You do need to think about the problem a little differently > when using Bundles because you'll get many more degrees of freedom which > may come with a bit extra work (particularly in the UI department) since > Bundles are still pretty young. > > > On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 5:28 AM, John Ludlow <john.ludlow...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > It's really up to you, but there's a couple of things to consider: > > > > * Would the reference data ever be installed without the main > application? > > > > * How do customers get hold of your application and the reference > > data, and relevant updates? > > > > * Have you looked at patching? > > > > Normally, in your situation I think I would make the reference data a > > feature in the MSI. However, because of the size, and the fact that > > this data doesn't change very often, this might not be a good idea - > > you don't want to force your users to download (if that's how the data > > is delivered) 1GB of data every quarter. > > > > In that situation, you could look at patching. This would allow you to > > build a patch which conatains only the files you have changed, which > > is usually the application files. This also covers the situation > > where only a small change to the reference data has been made. > > However, patching is pretty non-trivial. > > > > Chaining a separate MSI containing the reference data is the other > > approach (becoming more popular these days with tools like Burn) but > > you need to think about how new users would get hold of the package > > with the application + reference data, and how existing customers > > would get hold of just the application - you could do this by building > > two packages, perhapsor by building one package with a downloader > > (which detects that the reference data is up to date, and doesn't > > download that component). Unlike patching, however, if a small change > > is made to your reference data, the user would need to download the > > whole reference data package again, rather than just the relevant > > files. > > > > Hope that helps > > > > John > > > > On 5 December 2012 12:34, Bull, Thomas <thomas.b...@defensegp.com> > wrote: > > > I am exploring moving a moderate size installer to WiX and I am > > stumbling through with some good successes thanks to the active > > support community out there. My application has a large amount (~1gb) > > of reference data that does not change much from version to version. > > This data is not required for all installations, but in the past we > > have installed it by default through a custom action that expands > > archives to the correct location on the destination machine. Moving > > forward I would like to put this reference information into a MSI, but > > I am not sure if it makes sense to use a separate MSI and chain it > > using Burn or create a Feature and package it in my application's MSI. > > We release a minor upgrade to our application (not reference data) > > about quarterly, with a major upgrade yearly. However our reference > > data will typically only have 5% files replaced and even less > added/removed in a given year. > > > > > > So, is it better to create a separate MSI for the reference data and > > chain or to include it in the main MSI? What is the best practice here? > > > > > > Thanks for taking the time as I get my WiX feet wet! > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------- > > > LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. 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