Windows Installer sets Creation Date to be the same as Modify Date for files it installs. It's not a WiX thing, it's Windows. With binary files the expectation is that File Version is what identifies it, not a date. It's a bit more complicated in the GAC because assembly identity is more than just file name and version. Why is the date of a file so important compared to File Version or Assembly Version to identify a particular incarnation of a binary?
Phil -----Original Message----- From: Lu, Jie (Ruth) [mailto:ruth...@intergraph.com] Sent: Friday, June 28, 2013 6:52 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] timestamp of dlls is not right in wix installation Thanks for replying. Both Creation time and Modification time of the dlls show the installation date instead of package/build time. Ruth -----Original Message----- From: Blair Murri [mailto:os...@live.com] Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 6:42 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] timestamp of dlls is not right in wix installation Which timestamp? Creation time, or Modification time? > From: ruth...@intergraph.com > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 18:18:29 +0000 > Subject: [WiX-users] timestamp of dlls is not right in wix > installation > > Hi, > We got an issue about wix installation: > We installed our dlls into GAC. The timestamp of dlls show the installation date instead of package/build date, which will cause the future problems of our product. Is there any way to keep the package time? > > Thanks > Ruth > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- 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
