100% understood ! This means a 'bundle' creates a msi bootstrapped in an exe.
B. 2013/5/29 John Ludlow <john.ludlow...@gmail.com> > I think where you're getting confused is that there are more than one type > of "variable" in WiX. Firstly, there are preprocessor variables and > condition, which are referenced like this: > > $(var.VariableName) > !(var.LateBoundVariableName) > $(env.EnvironmentVariableName) > !(loc.StringID) > > These are available at build time and are used in things like string paths > and to conditionally include fragments of code based on your build > configurations. (Check out this link: > http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/preprocessor.htm) > > Then there are the MSI properties and conditions, which use a different > syntax, because it's defined by MSI and not WiX. These are avaiable at > runtime and are used to perform logic in your install - conditionally > performing an action based on the environment or feature selection, getting > information, controlling your installation directories and stuff like that. > (Check out this link: > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa368012(v=vs.85).aspx > ) > > What you have there is an MSI condition, which looks like it's based on > MainFeature being installed. To break this down: > > (&MainFeature = 3) > > &FeatureName gets the requested state of the feature. &MainFeature = 3 > means "if MainFeature is selected for installation, return true". > > AND NOT > > Pretty standard boolean logic - if the left hand side is true, but the > right hand side is false, this will return true. > > (!MainFeature = 3)] > > !FeatureName gets the *current state* of the feature, rather than the > requested state. This means "if MainFeature is *currently installed* for > installation, return true". > > Put it all together, and what you get is this: "If MainFeature is selected > for installation, and it's NOT currently installed, return true". > > Hope that helps > > > On 29 May 2013 09:46, Benjamin Mayrargue <benja...@vapolia.fr> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > i have a noob question. > > > > In this snippet there is a & and a ! before the variable MainFeature. > > what does that mean ? > > > > <Condition><![CDATA[(&MainFeature = 3) AND NOT (!MainFeature = > > 3)]]></Condition> > > > > In the wix chm, i found the list of "Wix built-in variables. > > But i'm unable to reference them, either in the bundle, or in my managed > > bootstrapper. What is the correct way to make them available ? (i'm using > > only a bundle). > > > > thks :) > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for Java/.NET > > Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. > > Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with <2% overhead > > Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for Java/.NET > Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. > Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with <2% overhead > Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for Java/.NET Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with <2% overhead Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
