As the error message implies, you need to do an /admin install of the MSI before running pyro/torch so that it has access to the files if you don't want to use wixpdb's.
-- John Merryweather Cooper Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (Premier Tech, Inc.) Build & Install Engineer - jXchange Office: 913-341-3434 x791011 jocoo...@jackhenry.com -----Original Message----- From: robert_y...@non.agilent.com [mailto:robert_y...@non.agilent.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 12:18 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Patches: torch MSI or WIXPDB ? Hi all - I've been experimenting with torch/pyro/patching on our Wix installer, which I'm proud to say has completely replaced InstallShield for our application. The thing I'm wondering about is this: do you have to use .wixpdb files as input to torch, or can you use .msi's instead ? The docs imply the answer is "yes". Everything works fine if I try using .wixpdb's but if I use .msi's I get the following error from pyro : "pyro.exe : error PYRO0315 : Source information is required for the product '{GUID omitted}'. If you ran torch.exe with both target and updated .msi files, you must first perform an administrative installation of both .msi files then pass -a when running torch.exe." Here's how I invoked torch : "torch -p -xo orig\SetupProject1.msi new\SetupProject1.msi -out patch\diff2.wixmst" Are .wixpdb's really necessary to get this to work ? Do the .MSI's not contain enough info by themselves ? Thanks for any info ! -Rob ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. Business sense. IT sense. Common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2dcopy1 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. Business sense. IT sense. Common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2dcopy1 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
