If you allow the tools to decide what is in your patch it ultimately does a binary comparison to see what has changed between versions and includes them if there is any difference.
You would need to dig into the patch building tools to implement an override of this behaviour to examine the version resource of versioned files. I added a feature-request for this a while ago but never managed to find any time to submit (or write for that matter) an implementation of it. For now I author my patch.wxs files with explicit component refs and control exactly what goes in each patch. Dave [http://cdn.sdl.tridion.sdlproducts.com/static/corporate/SDLlogo2014.png] <www.sdl.com/> www.sdl.com SDL PLC confidential, all rights reserved. If you are not the intended recipient of this mail SDL requests and requires that you delete it without acting upon or copying any of its contents, and we further request that you advise us. SDL PLC is a public limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 02675207. Registered address: Globe House, Clivemont Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7DY, UK. -----Original Message----- From: Pally Sandher [mailto:pally.sand...@iesve.com] Sent: 24 June 2015 17:01 To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Why does a patch build include same versioned dlls? See https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368599.aspx Palbinder Sandher Software Platform Engineer T: +44 (0)141 945 8500 F: +44 (0)141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. SC151456 Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -----Original Message----- From: Jakob Ziegler [mailto:subscr...@gmail.com] Sent: 24 June 2015 15:20 To: wix-users Subject: [WiX-users] Why does a patch build include same versioned dlls? Hi it always bugged me, that creating a patch either with wix or with the msimsp patch creation includes dlls which are binary different, but have the same version (or where the upgraded installer has a lower version). When said patch is installed on top of the targeted product, those dlls will not end up on the system, if I understand things correctly, because the windows installer will actually compare both versions, not the binary hashes. Is there a reason/rationale behind this patch creation behavior? I failed to find one. Thanks Jakob ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monitor 25 network devices or servers for free with OpManager! OpManager is web-based network management software that monitors network devices and physical & virtual servers, alerts via email & sms for fault. Monitor 25 devices for free with no restriction. Download now http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/292181274;119417398;o _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monitor 25 network devices or servers for free with OpManager! OpManager is web-based network management software that monitors network devices and physical & virtual servers, alerts via email & sms for fault. Monitor 25 devices for free with no restriction. Download now http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/292181274;119417398;o _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. www.websense.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monitor 25 network devices or servers for free with OpManager! OpManager is web-based network management software that monitors network devices and physical & virtual servers, alerts via email & sms for fault. Monitor 25 devices for free with no restriction. Download now http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/292181274;119417398;o _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
