It might not be a common practice, but I faced it due to some customer requirement when we have to move a dll to another location. So ethically, it should be a Major Upgrade which would handle it with no problem. But I was asked to build a patch, as it is just one dll,
So we build a new dll with a new incremented version and while sing same GUID for the component, patch didn't moved the file to new location, but did updated the dll to the new version. However, I tried to reproduced this using "*" instead of GUID and it simply didn't worked. On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 3:43 AM, Bryan Wolf-2 [via Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset] <ml-node+s687559n7594938...@n2.nabble.com> wrote: > You should change the component code if the destination of the component > changes, as documented here: > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367849(v=vs.85).aspx > > Changing the component code is incompatible with minor/small updates; > since > you're talking about a patch and a major upgrade patch is more or less a > non-feature, the short answer is that it won't work. Don't change the path > of a component during the course of a patch - it's just not a compatible > use case. > > Technically speaking, you can make it work through careful and very > elaborate tailoring of the MSI package and manipulation of the feature > tree, but you really really don't want to do this :-) > > > On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 5:29 PM, Rob Mensching <[hidden > email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=7594938&i=0>> > wrote: > > > IIRC, I don't think that's going to work out well. You can try but I > think > > patching across directory moves probably doesn't work out great since > IIRC > > moving Component directories during repair doesn't tend to work out real > > well either. But that's just from memory... > > > > _______________________________________________________________ > > FireGiant | Dedicated support for the WiX toolset | > > http://www.firegiant.com/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Farrukhw [mailto:[hidden > > email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=7594938&i=1>] > > > Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 10:13 PM > > To: [hidden email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=7594938&i=2> > > Subject: [WiX-users] Using '*' in Component Guids and Patches > > > > Hi > > While searching for best practices, I came across this thread < > > > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Best-Practices-Using-quot-quot-for-GUID-automation-td5234716.html > > > > > , which is discussing the use of '*' instead of GUIDs in components. > > > > As far I know, while generating GUID dynamically from '*', if the > > destination of a Component is changes, so its GUID would also be > changed. > > There may be some other factors as well. > > > > Let's say we released ver 1.0.0.0 and then in 1.0.1.0 we changed the > > destination of a Component from Dir1 to Dir2. > > > > *Question:* If we generate Differential Patch between these two > versions, > > would the file get patched who's destination was changed in ver 1.0.1.0? > > Would using '*' in this case would be good? > > > > Regards > > Farrukh > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > View this message in context: > > > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Using-in-Component-Guids-and-Patches-tp7594909.html > > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > The best possible search technologies are now affordable for all > companies. > > Download your FREE open source Enterprise Search Engine today! > > Our experts will assist you in its installation for $59/mo, no > commitment. > > Test it for FREE on our Cloud platform anytime! > > > > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=145328191&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > [hidden email] <http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=7594938&i=3> > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Time is money. 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