I install 32-bit components using a 64-bit MSI all the time in order to have a single MSI that provides support for our APIs to both 32-bit and 64-bit applications running on a 64-bit O/S. It works just fine. I use WiX preprocessor directives to build a pure 32-bit MSI for 32-bit platforms and a mixed 64-bit MSI for 64-bit platforms from the same WiX source.
Daniel Madill -----Original Message----- From: Wesley Manning [mailto:wmann...@dynagen.ca] Sent: June-18-13 2:17 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Java Program Installer 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. -----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
