Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version
You need to add PropertyRef Id=ProductVersion/ to a patch family. I recommend using a unique patch family only for that purpose. Note that if you have other components in the same entry section (i.e., Product element fragment) they will be included as well. It's best to always put anything that can be in a fragment in a fragment (like features, components, custom actions/binary, etc.). On Thursday, January 12, 2012, Bob Arnson wrote: On 11-Jan-12 03:00, Ulrich Proeller wrote: The switch -sf in the pyro command was added the get rid of a duplicate key error. That's likely the root cause of your problem. Fix the underlying bug before trying workarounds. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net javascript:; https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- *Heath Stewart *Visual Studio Professional Deployment Experience team, Microsoft http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version
When examining the files with an administrative install, the files in the two .msi files are definitely different. When I change the file size of the text file, the file is included in the patch. But if the file size is the same as the file size of the original file, it isn't included into the patch. As far as I can see now, torch.exe does the following: 1. If a file has a version (.exe, .dll), that version is checked to determine if the file has changed. 2. If a file has no version, it is simply checked if the file size has changed. If the size is unchanged, the file is considered as unchanged. This appears to me to be a bug in torch.exe. I would try to find and fix this bug in torch.exe now as I really need to reliably create patches. Besides this, I think that in Wix 3.6 Beta, the patch creation is broken (torch.exe or pyro.exe). When I apply the 3.6 toolset to the same files which successfully created a patch file with WIX 3.5, I get an warning about an empty cabinet. -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. Januar 2012 13:13 An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version It all looks reasonable. I'd probably go back and examine the text file in the 2 MSIs that you're building the patch from. It could be a build problem. Do an administrative install of both MSIs and the version of the text file from each admin install. -Original Message- From: Ulrich Proeller [mailto:ulr...@prosa.biz] Sent: 11 January 2012 11:29 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version I think that the patch doesn't include this text file. At least ORCA shows only the file Szenariorechner.exe to be changed by the patch. The file Version.txt is marked as unchanged. -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. Januar 2012 12:21 An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increasethe product version I'd generate a verbose log while installing the patch to try and work out why the text file is not updated. The product version is just a property like any other and often seems not to be mentioned specially. That confused me when I wrote my first patch. -Original Message- From: Ulrich Proeller [mailto:ulr...@prosa.biz] Sent: 11 January 2012 11:00 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increasethe product version Thank you, this helps me a huge step forward. Referencing the ProductVersion changes the version as desired. Is this written in any documentation/book and I have overlooked it? And I didn't know about the View Patch feature in Orca. This makes life a lot easier! My patch family now looks like this: PatchFamily Id='pfSzenariorechner' Version='1.2.7.0' Supersede='yes' ComponentRef Id=Szenariorechner / PropertyRef Id=ProductVersion/ ComponentRef Id=VersionFile / /PatchFamily However, the text file with the version string is still not replaced. This is a separate component, in the same component group as the managed assembly and both are in the same fragment. I read that it should be enough to reference one component in each fragment to trigger the inclusion of all components in that fragment. Nevertheless, even referencing it explicitly doesn't help. Below, you see the definition of the mentioned fragment: Fragment ComponentGroup Id=Szenariorechner Component Id=Szenariorechner Guid=c447f464-15ac-4dc3-8456-623197bd6a71 Directory=INSTALLFOLDER File Id=Szenariorechner.exe Name=$(var.Szenariorechner.TargetFileName) Vital='yes' Checksum='yes' AssemblyApplication='Szenariorechner.exe' Source=$(var.Szenariorechner.TargetPath) DiskId=1 Assembly='.net' KeyPath=yes netfx:NativeImage Id=ngen.Szenariorechner Platform=all Priority=1 AppBaseDirectory=INSTALLFOLDER/ /File File Id=Szenariorechner.exe.config Name=$(var.Szenariorechner.TargetFileName).config Vital='yes' Source=$(var.Szenariorechner.TargetPath).config DiskId=1 / File Id='Szenariorechner.ico' Name='Szenariorechner.ico' Vital='yes' Source='$(var.Szenariorechner.ProjectDir)Resources\favicon.ico' DiskId='1' / /Component Component Id='VersionFile' Guid='037d742c-583f-414b-acad-f99907a4b7d1' Directory=INSTALLFOLDER File Id=FILE_Version Source=$(var.Szenariorechner.TargetDir)Version.txt KeyPath=yes / /Component /ComponentGroup ComponentGroup Id='Shortcuts' . /ComponentGroup ComponentGroup Id=Telerik /ComponentGroup ComponentGroup Id=Misc
Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version
On 11-Jan-12 03:00, Ulrich Proeller wrote: The switch -sf in the pyro command was added the get rid of a duplicate key error. That's likely the root cause of your problem. Fix the underlying bug before trying workarounds. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version
Orca just shows only 2 tables in the patch file: MsiPatchMetadata and MsiPatchSequence. Therefore I wonder why the patch is doing anything. Here are the steps to create the patch: c:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3.5\bin\candle.exe patch.wxs c:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3.5\bin\light.exe patch.wixobj c:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3.5\bin\torch.exe -p -xi ..\Releases\V126\SzenariorechnerSetup.wixpdb ..\Releases\V127\SzenariorechnerSetup.wixpdb -out patch.wixmst c:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3.5\bin\pyro.exe patch.wixmsp -out patch.msp -t RTM patch.wixmst -sf The switch -sf in the pyro command was added the get rid of a duplicate key error. -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. Januar 2012 07:08 An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version First, you can use Orca to see what the patch is modifying. After that, I epxect the WiX v3.6 warnings were that it didn't find anything updated. Maybe post the set of steps you followed to build the patch? On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Ulrich Proeller ulr...@prosa.biz wrote: Hi All, I am trying to create a patch (minor upgrade) to my WIX project which is expected to do three things: 1. Change the version number of my product (1.2.6.0 = 1.2.7.0) 2. Replace an managed exe where just the version number has changed (1.2.6.0 = 1.2.7.0) 3. Replace a simple text file which simply contains the updated version number. My patch definition file looks as follows: ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi; Patch AllowRemoval=yes Classification=Update Comments=Patch Description=Patch DisplayName=Patch Manufacturer=... MoreInfoURL=http://...; TargetProductName=Szenario Rechner Codepage=1252 Media Id=1000 Cabinet=Patch.cab EmbedCab=yes Source=Cab1 PatchBaseline Id=RTM / /Media PatchFamily Id='pf1' Version='1.2.7.0' Supersede='yes' ComponentRef Id=Szenariorechner / /PatchFamily /Patch /Wix First, I tried the official WIX 3.6 Beta but always got warnings about an empty .cab file and the patch file size was just 20 kb. After switching to WIX 3.5 the patch creation process was without warnings or errors and I got a 480 kb patch file. However, when applying the patch file, which works without problems, only the managed exe file was replaced. The version number is still 1.2.6.0 and the text file still shows the old content (1.2.6). Can please anybody give me an advice what I am doing wrong. I've already checked every line in the tutorial and in the WIX book and I have googled for any related problem, without success! Thanks in advance, Ulrich -- Write once. Port to many. Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development. Create new or port existing apps to sell to consumers worldwide. Explore the Intel AppUpSM program developer opportunity. appdeveloper.intel.com/join http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-appdev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC -- Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version
Add a propertyref to the ProductVersion property. If your text file is in a separate component from the exe then add a componentref to that too. Orca will only show 2 tables because the rest of the changes are in 2 transforms embedded in the patch. Use the View Patch menu item in Orca after loading the base MSI to get a better idea of what it changes. -Original Message- From: Ulrich Proeller [mailto:ulr...@prosa.biz] Sent: 11 January 2012 08:00 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version Orca just shows only 2 tables in the patch file: MsiPatchMetadata and MsiPatchSequence. Therefore I wonder why the patch is doing anything. Here are the steps to create the patch: c:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3.5\bin\candle.exe patch.wxs c:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3.5\bin\light.exe patch.wixobj c:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3.5\bin\torch.exe -p -xi ..\Releases\V126\SzenariorechnerSetup.wixpdb ..\Releases\V127\SzenariorechnerSetup.wixpdb -out patch.wixmst c:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3.5\bin\pyro.exe patch.wixmsp -out patch.msp -t RTM patch.wixmst -sf The switch -sf in the pyro command was added the get rid of a duplicate key error. -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. Januar 2012 07:08 An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version First, you can use Orca to see what the patch is modifying. After that, I epxect the WiX v3.6 warnings were that it didn't find anything updated. Maybe post the set of steps you followed to build the patch? On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Ulrich Proeller ulr...@prosa.biz wrote: Hi All, I am trying to create a patch (minor upgrade) to my WIX project which is expected to do three things: 1. Change the version number of my product (1.2.6.0 = 1.2.7.0) 2. Replace an managed exe where just the version number has changed (1.2.6.0 = 1.2.7.0) 3. Replace a simple text file which simply contains the updated version number. My patch definition file looks as follows: ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi; Patch AllowRemoval=yes Classification=Update Comments=Patch Description=Patch DisplayName=Patch Manufacturer=... MoreInfoURL=http://...; TargetProductName=Szenario Rechner Codepage=1252 Media Id=1000 Cabinet=Patch.cab EmbedCab=yes Source=Cab1 PatchBaseline Id=RTM / /Media PatchFamily Id='pf1' Version='1.2.7.0' Supersede='yes' ComponentRef Id=Szenariorechner / /PatchFamily /Patch /Wix First, I tried the official WIX 3.6 Beta but always got warnings about an empty .cab file and the patch file size was just 20 kb. After switching to WIX 3.5 the patch creation process was without warnings or errors and I got a 480 kb patch file. However, when applying the patch file, which works without problems, only the managed exe file was replaced. The version number is still 1.2.6.0 and the text file still shows the old content (1.2.6). Can please anybody give me an advice what I am doing wrong. I've already checked every line in the tutorial and in the WIX book and I have googled for any related problem, without success! Thanks in advance, Ulrich -- Write once. Port to many. Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development. Create new or port existing apps to sell to consumers worldwide. Explore the Intel AppUpSM program developer opportunity. appdeveloper.intel.com/join http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-appdev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC - - Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - - Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all
Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version
Thank you, this helps me a huge step forward. Referencing the ProductVersion changes the version as desired. Is this written in any documentation/book and I have overlooked it? And I didn't know about the View Patch feature in Orca. This makes life a lot easier! My patch family now looks like this: PatchFamily Id='pfSzenariorechner' Version='1.2.7.0' Supersede='yes' ComponentRef Id=Szenariorechner / PropertyRef Id=ProductVersion/ ComponentRef Id=VersionFile / /PatchFamily However, the text file with the version string is still not replaced. This is a separate component, in the same component group as the managed assembly and both are in the same fragment. I read that it should be enough to reference one component in each fragment to trigger the inclusion of all components in that fragment. Nevertheless, even referencing it explicitly doesn't help. Below, you see the definition of the mentioned fragment: Fragment ComponentGroup Id=Szenariorechner Component Id=Szenariorechner Guid=c447f464-15ac-4dc3-8456-623197bd6a71 Directory=INSTALLFOLDER File Id=Szenariorechner.exe Name=$(var.Szenariorechner.TargetFileName) Vital='yes' Checksum='yes' AssemblyApplication='Szenariorechner.exe' Source=$(var.Szenariorechner.TargetPath) DiskId=1 Assembly='.net' KeyPath=yes netfx:NativeImage Id=ngen.Szenariorechner Platform=all Priority=1 AppBaseDirectory=INSTALLFOLDER/ /File File Id=Szenariorechner.exe.config Name=$(var.Szenariorechner.TargetFileName).config Vital='yes' Source=$(var.Szenariorechner.TargetPath).config DiskId=1 / File Id='Szenariorechner.ico' Name='Szenariorechner.ico' Vital='yes' Source='$(var.Szenariorechner.ProjectDir)Resources\favicon.ico' DiskId='1' / /Component Component Id='VersionFile' Guid='037d742c-583f-414b-acad-f99907a4b7d1' Directory=INSTALLFOLDER File Id=FILE_Version Source=$(var.Szenariorechner.TargetDir)Version.txt KeyPath=yes / /Component /ComponentGroup ComponentGroup Id='Shortcuts' . /ComponentGroup ComponentGroup Id=Telerik /ComponentGroup ComponentGroup Id=Misc .. /ComponentGroup /Fragment -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. Januar 2012 11:23 An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version Add a propertyref to the ProductVersion property. If your text file is in a separate component from the exe then add a componentref to that too. Orca will only show 2 tables because the rest of the changes are in 2 transforms embedded in the patch. Use the View Patch menu item in Orca after loading the base MSI to get a better idea of what it changes. -Original Message- From: Ulrich Proeller [mailto:ulr...@prosa.biz] Sent: 11 January 2012 08:00 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version Orca just shows only 2 tables in the patch file: MsiPatchMetadata and MsiPatchSequence. Therefore I wonder why the patch is doing anything. Here are the steps to create the patch: c:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3.5\bin\candle.exe patch.wxs c:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3.5\bin\light.exe patch.wixobj c:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3.5\bin\torch.exe -p -xi ..\Releases\V126\SzenariorechnerSetup.wixpdb ..\Releases\V127\SzenariorechnerSetup.wixpdb -out patch.wixmst c:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3.5\bin\pyro.exe patch.wixmsp -out patch.msp -t RTM patch.wixmst -sf The switch -sf in the pyro command was added the get rid of a duplicate key error. -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. Januar 2012 07:08 An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version First, you can use Orca to see what the patch is modifying. After that, I epxect the WiX v3.6 warnings were that it didn't find anything updated. Maybe post the set of steps you followed to build the patch? On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Ulrich Proeller ulr...@prosa.biz wrote: Hi All, I am trying to create a patch (minor upgrade) to my WIX project which is expected to do three things: 1. Change the version number of my product (1.2.6.0 = 1.2.7.0) 2. Replace an managed exe where just the version number has changed (1.2.6.0 = 1.2.7.0) 3. Replace a simple text file which simply contains the updated version number. My patch definition file looks as follows: ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi; Patch AllowRemoval=yes
Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version
I think that the patch doesn't include this text file. At least ORCA shows only the file Szenariorechner.exe to be changed by the patch. The file Version.txt is marked as unchanged. -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. Januar 2012 12:21 An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increasethe product version I'd generate a verbose log while installing the patch to try and work out why the text file is not updated. The product version is just a property like any other and often seems not to be mentioned specially. That confused me when I wrote my first patch. -Original Message- From: Ulrich Proeller [mailto:ulr...@prosa.biz] Sent: 11 January 2012 11:00 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increasethe product version Thank you, this helps me a huge step forward. Referencing the ProductVersion changes the version as desired. Is this written in any documentation/book and I have overlooked it? And I didn't know about the View Patch feature in Orca. This makes life a lot easier! My patch family now looks like this: PatchFamily Id='pfSzenariorechner' Version='1.2.7.0' Supersede='yes' ComponentRef Id=Szenariorechner / PropertyRef Id=ProductVersion/ ComponentRef Id=VersionFile / /PatchFamily However, the text file with the version string is still not replaced. This is a separate component, in the same component group as the managed assembly and both are in the same fragment. I read that it should be enough to reference one component in each fragment to trigger the inclusion of all components in that fragment. Nevertheless, even referencing it explicitly doesn't help. Below, you see the definition of the mentioned fragment: Fragment ComponentGroup Id=Szenariorechner Component Id=Szenariorechner Guid=c447f464-15ac-4dc3-8456-623197bd6a71 Directory=INSTALLFOLDER File Id=Szenariorechner.exe Name=$(var.Szenariorechner.TargetFileName) Vital='yes' Checksum='yes' AssemblyApplication='Szenariorechner.exe' Source=$(var.Szenariorechner.TargetPath) DiskId=1 Assembly='.net' KeyPath=yes netfx:NativeImage Id=ngen.Szenariorechner Platform=all Priority=1 AppBaseDirectory=INSTALLFOLDER/ /File File Id=Szenariorechner.exe.config Name=$(var.Szenariorechner.TargetFileName).config Vital='yes' Source=$(var.Szenariorechner.TargetPath).config DiskId=1 / File Id='Szenariorechner.ico' Name='Szenariorechner.ico' Vital='yes' Source='$(var.Szenariorechner.ProjectDir)Resources\favicon.ico' DiskId='1' / /Component Component Id='VersionFile' Guid='037d742c-583f-414b-acad-f99907a4b7d1' Directory=INSTALLFOLDER File Id=FILE_Version Source=$(var.Szenariorechner.TargetDir)Version.txt KeyPath=yes / /Component /ComponentGroup ComponentGroup Id='Shortcuts' . /ComponentGroup ComponentGroup Id=Telerik /ComponentGroup ComponentGroup Id=Misc .. /ComponentGroup /Fragment -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. Januar 2012 11:23 An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version Add a propertyref to the ProductVersion property. If your text file is in a separate component from the exe then add a componentref to that too. Orca will only show 2 tables because the rest of the changes are in 2 transforms embedded in the patch. Use the View Patch menu item in Orca after loading the base MSI to get a better idea of what it changes. -Original Message- From: Ulrich Proeller [mailto:ulr...@prosa.biz] Sent: 11 January 2012 08:00 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version Orca just shows only 2 tables in the patch file: MsiPatchMetadata and MsiPatchSequence. Therefore I wonder why the patch is doing anything. Here are the steps to create the patch: c:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3.5\bin\candle.exe patch.wxs c:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3.5\bin\light.exe patch.wixobj c:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3.5\bin\torch.exe -p -xi ..\Releases\V126\SzenariorechnerSetup.wixpdb ..\Releases\V127\SzenariorechnerSetup.wixpdb -out patch.wixmst c:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3.5\bin\pyro.exe patch.wixmsp -out patch.msp -t RTM patch.wixmst -sf The switch -sf in the pyro command was added the get rid of a duplicate key error. -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. Januar 2012 07:08
Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version
It all looks reasonable. I'd probably go back and examine the text file in the 2 MSIs that you're building the patch from. It could be a build problem. Do an administrative install of both MSIs and the version of the text file from each admin install. -Original Message- From: Ulrich Proeller [mailto:ulr...@prosa.biz] Sent: 11 January 2012 11:29 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version I think that the patch doesn't include this text file. At least ORCA shows only the file Szenariorechner.exe to be changed by the patch. The file Version.txt is marked as unchanged. -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. Januar 2012 12:21 An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increasethe product version I'd generate a verbose log while installing the patch to try and work out why the text file is not updated. The product version is just a property like any other and often seems not to be mentioned specially. That confused me when I wrote my first patch. -Original Message- From: Ulrich Proeller [mailto:ulr...@prosa.biz] Sent: 11 January 2012 11:00 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increasethe product version Thank you, this helps me a huge step forward. Referencing the ProductVersion changes the version as desired. Is this written in any documentation/book and I have overlooked it? And I didn't know about the View Patch feature in Orca. This makes life a lot easier! My patch family now looks like this: PatchFamily Id='pfSzenariorechner' Version='1.2.7.0' Supersede='yes' ComponentRef Id=Szenariorechner / PropertyRef Id=ProductVersion/ ComponentRef Id=VersionFile / /PatchFamily However, the text file with the version string is still not replaced. This is a separate component, in the same component group as the managed assembly and both are in the same fragment. I read that it should be enough to reference one component in each fragment to trigger the inclusion of all components in that fragment. Nevertheless, even referencing it explicitly doesn't help. Below, you see the definition of the mentioned fragment: Fragment ComponentGroup Id=Szenariorechner Component Id=Szenariorechner Guid=c447f464-15ac-4dc3-8456-623197bd6a71 Directory=INSTALLFOLDER File Id=Szenariorechner.exe Name=$(var.Szenariorechner.TargetFileName) Vital='yes' Checksum='yes' AssemblyApplication='Szenariorechner.exe' Source=$(var.Szenariorechner.TargetPath) DiskId=1 Assembly='.net' KeyPath=yes netfx:NativeImage Id=ngen.Szenariorechner Platform=all Priority=1 AppBaseDirectory=INSTALLFOLDER/ /File File Id=Szenariorechner.exe.config Name=$(var.Szenariorechner.TargetFileName).config Vital='yes' Source=$(var.Szenariorechner.TargetPath).config DiskId=1 / File Id='Szenariorechner.ico' Name='Szenariorechner.ico' Vital='yes' Source='$(var.Szenariorechner.ProjectDir)Resources\favicon.ico' DiskId='1' / /Component Component Id='VersionFile' Guid='037d742c-583f-414b-acad-f99907a4b7d1' Directory=INSTALLFOLDER File Id=FILE_Version Source=$(var.Szenariorechner.TargetDir)Version.txt KeyPath=yes / /Component /ComponentGroup ComponentGroup Id='Shortcuts' . /ComponentGroup ComponentGroup Id=Telerik /ComponentGroup ComponentGroup Id=Misc .. /ComponentGroup /Fragment -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. Januar 2012 11:23 An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version Add a propertyref to the ProductVersion property. If your text file is in a separate component from the exe then add a componentref to that too. Orca will only show 2 tables because the rest of the changes are in 2 transforms embedded in the patch. Use the View Patch menu item in Orca after loading the base MSI to get a better idea of what it changes. -Original Message- From: Ulrich Proeller [mailto:ulr...@prosa.biz] Sent: 11 January 2012 08:00 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version Orca just shows only 2 tables in the patch file: MsiPatchMetadata and MsiPatchSequence. Therefore I wonder why the patch is doing anything. Here are the steps to create the patch: c:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3.5\bin\candle.exe patch.wxs c:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3.5\bin\light.exe patch.wixobj c:\Program Files (x86
[WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version
Hi All, I am trying to create a patch (minor upgrade) to my WIX project which is expected to do three things: 1. Change the version number of my product (1.2.6.0 = 1.2.7.0) 2. Replace an managed exe where just the version number has changed (1.2.6.0 = 1.2.7.0) 3. Replace a simple text file which simply contains the updated version number. My patch definition file looks as follows: ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi; Patch AllowRemoval=yes Classification=Update Comments=Patch Description=Patch DisplayName=Patch Manufacturer=... MoreInfoURL=http://...; TargetProductName=Szenario Rechner Codepage=1252 Media Id=1000 Cabinet=Patch.cab EmbedCab=yes Source=Cab1 PatchBaseline Id=RTM / /Media PatchFamily Id='pf1' Version='1.2.7.0' Supersede='yes' ComponentRef Id=Szenariorechner / /PatchFamily /Patch /Wix First, I tried the official WIX 3.6 Beta but always got warnings about an empty .cab file and the patch file size was just 20 kb. After switching to WIX 3.5 the patch creation process was without warnings or errors and I got a 480 kb patch file. However, when applying the patch file, which works without problems, only the managed exe file was replaced. The version number is still 1.2.6.0 and the text file still shows the old content (1.2.6). Can please anybody give me an advice what I am doing wrong. I've already checked every line in the tutorial and in the WIX book and I have googled for any related problem, without success! Thanks in advance, Ulrich -- Write once. Port to many. Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development. Create new or port existing apps to sell to consumers worldwide. Explore the Intel AppUpSM program developer opportunity. appdeveloper.intel.com/join http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-appdev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version
First, you can use Orca to see what the patch is modifying. After that, I epxect the WiX v3.6 warnings were that it didn't find anything updated. Maybe post the set of steps you followed to build the patch? On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Ulrich Proeller ulr...@prosa.biz wrote: Hi All, I am trying to create a patch (minor upgrade) to my WIX project which is expected to do three things: 1. Change the version number of my product (1.2.6.0 = 1.2.7.0) 2. Replace an managed exe where just the version number has changed (1.2.6.0 = 1.2.7.0) 3. Replace a simple text file which simply contains the updated version number. My patch definition file looks as follows: ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi; Patch AllowRemoval=yes Classification=Update Comments=Patch Description=Patch DisplayName=Patch Manufacturer=... MoreInfoURL=http://...; TargetProductName=Szenario Rechner Codepage=1252 Media Id=1000 Cabinet=Patch.cab EmbedCab=yes Source=Cab1 PatchBaseline Id=RTM / /Media PatchFamily Id='pf1' Version='1.2.7.0' Supersede='yes' ComponentRef Id=Szenariorechner / /PatchFamily /Patch /Wix First, I tried the official WIX 3.6 Beta but always got warnings about an empty .cab file and the patch file size was just 20 kb. After switching to WIX 3.5 the patch creation process was without warnings or errors and I got a 480 kb patch file. However, when applying the patch file, which works without problems, only the managed exe file was replaced. The version number is still 1.2.6.0 and the text file still shows the old content (1.2.6). Can please anybody give me an advice what I am doing wrong. I've already checked every line in the tutorial and in the WIX book and I have googled for any related problem, without success! Thanks in advance, Ulrich -- Write once. Port to many. Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development. Create new or port existing apps to sell to consumers worldwide. Explore the Intel AppUpSM program developer opportunity. appdeveloper.intel.com/join http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-appdev ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC -- Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
