Wesley Manning writes: > AFAIK you can have 64bit MSI install 32bit components. But a 32bit MSI can't > install 64bit components. There is a 64bit attribute on the component to say > if its 32bit or 64bit... Just from memory, never had to do this. >
That's what I thought to be the case as well, which makes more sense to me. Paths from 32bit installers are re-interpreted by MSI, while 64bit installers have access to the whole system. Since I am not trying to write a 32bit installer, and most of my installed files will be jar files that do not care about 64bit or 32bit JVM (only the exe wrappers care, a sum total of two small exe's), I should be able to do a simple install to ProgramFilesFolder or ProgramFiles64Folder based on a registry entry. But maybe Jacob Hoover is correct? ProgramFilesFolder is off limits to 64bit installers? IF what I am trying to do is possible, my plan is to define all the 64bit components in a WiX fragment, then the 32bit components in another fragment. Then do the features section, in the main WiX file, for both with conditions defined for what was found in the registry. I am guessing, that even if my way is possible, the end result is going to be a doubling of the installation file with redundant jar files, which would make it no better a solution than the one Jacob offered. > -----Original Message----- > From: Hoover, Jacob [mailto:jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com] > Sent: June-18-13 12:48 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Java Program Installer > > As far as I am aware, it is not possible/supported to install 32 bit > components in a 64 bit MSI. There are unsupported hacks out there, but they > would fail ICE validation and wouldn't be Logo certified. > > If you already have a 64 bit and 32bit MSI, and the 64 bit MSI installs only > 64bit components, then it would be near trivial to setup a Bundle to do the > registry searches you previously wanted to do in a MSI and conditionally > install either the 32 bit or 64 bit MSI on a 64 bit machine. In addition, > this same bundle can be deployed to a 32 bit machine. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Hawes [mailto:haw...@anx.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 9:58 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Java Program Installer > > My understanding is that a 64bit installer can install 32bit binaries? I am > using this just for 64bit systems. I am already building a separate 32bit > installer for 32bit systems (which only needs to test for JRE version). The > problem I describe below is a 64bit installer which must determine which JRE > is installed on the system, since it is possible to install both a 32bit JRE > and a 64bit JRE. If I need separate installer for this, then forget it. It > will just have to fail if it doesn't find the 64bit JRE. > > > > Hoover, Jacob writes: > >> You need 2 MSI packages, one for the 64 bit components and one for the x86 >> components. You can utilize burn to do the bitness of the OS test and then >> decide which installer to invoke. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Tim Hawes [mailto:haw...@anx.com] >> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 8:38 AM >> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >> Subject: [WiX-users] Java Program Installer >> >> I have a product that will use a 64bit installer. It uses an exe wrapper for >> the jar files so that the programs can be entered as Windows services and >> the config programs can run from the Start menu. The wrapper requires >> different binaries for the type of JVM installed, 32bit executables for >> runnning the jars under a 32bit JVM, and 64bit executables for running the >> same jars under a 64bit JVM. >> >> The requirements for the 64bit installer is to detect which JVM is >> installed. If it finds the 64bit JRE, it stops there and installs the 64bit >> exe's (and the associated jar files) under ProgramFiles64Folder, upon >> failing that, it should search for the 32bit JRE, and then install the 32bit >> exe's (and associated jar files) under ProgramFilesFolder. >> >> Here is the WiX snippet I have: >> >> <Property Id="JRE64"> >> <RegistrySearch Id="J64REVER" Type="raw" >> Root="HKLM" Key="Software\JavaSoft\Java Runtime >> Environment\CurrentVersion" Name="JavaVersion" /> >> </Property> >> >> <Property Id="JRE32"> >> <RegistrySearch Id="J32REVER" Type="raw" >> Root="HKLM" Key="Wow6432Node\JavaSoft\Java Runtime >> Environment\CurrentVersion" Name="JavaVersion" /> >> </Property> >> >> <Condition Message="This application requires Java Version 7 >> or higher"> >> <![CDATA[ (Installed OR JRE32 OR JRE64) AND JRE32 < "1.7" >> AND JRE64 < "1.7" ]]> >> </Condition> >> >> I don't think my condition is right. What I want it to say, in pseudo code, >> is: >> >> IF ( >> (NOT JRE32 OR JRE32 < "1.7") >> AND >> (NOT JRE64 OR JRE64 < "1.7") >> ) >> THEN stop install with the message. >> >> Since it is possible to have both an 32bit JRE and 64bit JRE installed on a >> 64bit system, it is important to check for both, but default to the 64bit >> JRE if it is up-to-date and available. >> >> Thanks! >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> -------- This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: >> >> Build for Windows Store. >> >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> -------- This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: >> >> Build for Windows Store. >> >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: > > Build for Windows Store. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: > > Build for Windows Store. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: > > Build for Windows Store. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
