If you don't reference anything in a Fragment it isn't included in the final MSI. That's one of the most powerful features of the WiX toolset.
On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 8:17 AM, TimM <timmay...@smarttech.com> wrote: > Quick questions about components within a referenced wixlib. > > If you add a new component to a WiX install project .wxs file, but then > forget to add a reference to that component as part of a ComponentGroup > and/or Feature then you get an error LGH0267: Found orphaned Component > 'component Id'. Basically reminding you that you forgot that step and > therefore a good reminder error that can then be easily corrected. > > Now if you add a wixlib reference to a WiX install project and either > forgot > to add the ComponentGroup/Component ID or do not know what entries you have > to add references for in your main .wxs install project and then build your > project it will NOT give an errors and will complete successfully. So you > could be adding a bunch of wixlibs that are not actually doing anything as > long as these references are not added and developers would not even know > there is a problem. > > So my question is why these orphaned components are not captured and errors > appear in the build when wixlibs are added to install project files and > references not added? > > It would be good to know about these as a new developer may not know what > references they may need when adding a wixlib and having an error come up > would help. > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Adding-wixlib-reference-to-Wix-Install-project-question-tp7588106.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite! > It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production. > Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. > Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite! It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production. Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
