Burn is a bootstrapper/chainer, it manages things at install time so I don't think it'll help migrate your code. However, the related bundle feature in Burn is pretty cool, especially for language pack scenarios. Essentially, your main product installs as a Bundle (aka: uses Burn). Then language pack Bundles can declare they are "add-ons" to that main Bundle. The lang pack Bundle can be installed/uninstalled independently. However, when the main Bundle is repaired/uninstalled the add-on related bundles are also repaired/uninstalled. That means removing the main Bundle takes all the language pack Bundles with it. You can now upgrade all the different pieces at different rates.
It's can be quite powerful system if you need that type of functionality. <smile/> On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 5:26 AM, TimM <timmay...@smarttech.com> wrote: > Rob, when you mention that "Burn adds a couple features (add-on related > bundles) that make doing language packs really sweet" could you explain a > bit more on that? What features does it add? We are just about to convert > our InstallShield Language pack projects to WiX, but we are also looking at > creating a tool/script that will convert them all over and allow us to > generate new language packs automatically. But if there is something that > Burn can do to help with this that would be great. > > Thanks. > > From: Wyrdfish [via Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset] [mailto: > ml-node+s687559n7584397...@n2.nabble.com] > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 4:12 AM > To: Tim Mayert > Subject: Re: Looking at WiX to generate a Chained installpackage. > > Hi, > I understand the benefits for some, we just advocate sim-ship of > localization > and treat language resources like any other file, but then languages are > our > thing. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[hidden > email]</user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=7584397&i=0>] > Sent: 15 March 2013 15:53 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Looking at WiX to generate a Chained > installpackage. > > David, there are actually a lot of advantages to breaking language packs > out. > Servicing in particular can be easier. Burn adds a couple features (add-on > related bundles) that make doing language packs really sweet. > > > On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 8:26 AM, David Watson <[hidden > email]</user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=7584397&i=1>> wrote: > > > Jeepers, you should just include the language packs in the products > > and put a language selection in the product. > > > > 59 language packs is a headache to manage separately. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: TimM [mailto:[hidden > email]</user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=7584397&i=2>] > > Sent: 14 March 2013 17:37 > > To: [hidden email]</user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=7584397&i=3> > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Looking at WiX to generate a Chained > > installpackage. > > > > And that is what we are looking for, simplicity for the admins. Our > > Chained product contains 5 main product installers and up to 59 > > language pack installers and therefore we did not want to have the > > system admin to have to enter so many installer .msi. > > > > So having a single chain .msi to push would be a lot better than > > having multiple msi's.. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Tim. > > > > From: Wyrdfish [via Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset] > > [mailto:[hidden email]</user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=7584397&i=4>] > > Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 11:06 AM > > To: Tim Mayert > > Subject: Re: Looking at WiX to generate a Chained installpackage. > > > > Not really sure what you are meaning by an embedded UI here. GPO > > publishes MSIs silently to client machines. > > > > Also its possible to push several MSIs as part of one policy (we have > > to document this for our customers so they can install prerequisites) > > so I don't see an absolute requirement for chaining apart from > > simplicity. > > > > Dave W. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[hidden > > email]</user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=7584353&i=0>] > > Sent: 13 March 2013 18:14 > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Looking at WiX to generate a Chained > > installpackage. > > > > That or a embedded UI would need to be implemented in the WiX toolset. > > Personally, I jumped over that feature and went for the full blown > > bootstrapper/chainer with Burn... but GPO functionality does suffer a > bit. > > Might be an interesting feature to implement in the future to provide > > a "stock embedded UI" from WiX toolset. > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 6:22 AM, TimM <[hidden > > email]</user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=7584353&i=1>> wrote: > > > > > Since we still have a lot of our customers that still use GPO for > > > pushing out our software we still have to have a .msi solution. 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