[WiX-users] Patching - big problems with 'wix.sections's

Hello, I am creating patches for my application using the WIX patch build system. I have encountered (so far) 2 (two) big problems related to 'wix.section.xx' in the Wix pdbs. First problem was that my patch included many components which I have not specified in my Patch.wxs file. Debugging pyro

[WiX-users] Patching and the new limitation of Directory to 72 characters

Hello, I have a product which I've already delivered. The RTM setup of this product was built with WIX 3.0.3210.0 and contains some directories which unfortunatelly have the ID longer than 72 characters (they came from a MSM and because of the MSM's GUID suffix they got longer than 72 - WIX had

[WiX-users] Fw: Some STUPID Limitations in WiX

Bob Arnson wrote: It will update the shared component but it won't update the other product, so a repair operation can undo the patch. That's why merge modules are falling way out of favor... Hello Bob, Thanks for your clarification. It seems I will have to adress all the products using the MSM

Re: [WiX-users] Some STUPID Limitations in WiX

Hello Peter, Hello everybody, Peter, you said: For #2. Use libraries instead of modules. My advice is to produce modules only if you are shipping them for consumption in a setup you have no control over. They have additional limitations when you get into patching that make them hard to service.

[WiX-users] Fw: ICE82 with Merge Module (Cristian Baiu)

Nobody knows what is going wrong here ? Hello all, I'm building a setup program and a merge module using Wix. In my merge module I am referencing ProgramFilesFolder - I want to install something in Program Files\Common Files\MyCompany.In my main setup program I am also referencing

[WiX-users] ICE82 with Merge Module

Hello all, I'm building a setup program and a merge module using Wix. In my merge module I am referencing ProgramFilesFolder - I want to install something in Program Files\Common Files\MyCompany.In my main setup program I am also referencing ProgramFilesFolder - I want to install something in

[WiX-users] UI: Localizable License Agreement

Hello, I am creating a localizable setup with UI. I have succeeded so far except the localization of the license agreement. For my UI I started to extend the WIX-Mondo UI. I have created a project for the PrintEula custom action, one Wix Library project for the mondo-UI wxs files and one project

[WiX-users] How to use a localized string for an error text of an custom action

: The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2869. Could you please advise me of what I did wrong and if it's possible and how to achive what I need ? Thanks, Cristian Baiu