[WiX-users] Handling Web + CD bundle with same Version + content but built with different BundleIDs

2013-04-16 Thread Tobias S
Hi, Following scenario: WiX 3.6, build same solution as 2 bundles: one all containing for the web and another for a CD image. Now I have the issue that PackageWeb runs even when PackageCD is already installed. Digging in the mailing list I understood that here some kind of BundleID is set at each

Re: [WiX-users] Handling Web + CD bundle with same Version + content but built with different BundleIDs

2013-04-16 Thread Rob Mensching
There are no plans to make the Bundle Id settable. There are so many things that would start to fall apart if that value was the same for two Bundles. Huge numbers of conflicts. smile/ RelatedBundle is a fantastic way to address the problem. You could even Bundle/@Tag the different bundles and

Re: [WiX-users] Handling Web + CD bundle with same Version + content but built with different BundleIDs

2013-04-16 Thread Wesley Manning
To interject. If you do have two related bundles. The one you are installing must be a higher version than the one already installed in order for the installed one to be uninstalled. Is this correct? If both are installed and at same version then you'd have two entries in ARP? Wes

Re: [WiX-users] Handling Web + CD bundle with same Version + content but built with different BundleIDs

2013-04-16 Thread Rob Mensching
Not necessarily. Bundles can be related in a few different ways. What you are describing is an upgrade Related Bundle. In that case, it behaves as you describe. However, you can use detect Related Bundles and the engine will send you back the information about all the Bundles that share an

Re: [WiX-users] Handling Web + CD bundle with same Version + content but built with different BundleIDs

2013-04-16 Thread Wesley Manning
Ok I understand. So if you have a custom BA you can use detect and handle the removal yourself. Thanks. -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: April-16-13 11:50 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users]

Re: [WiX-users] Handling Web + CD bundle with same Version + content but built with different BundleIDs

2013-04-16 Thread Rob Mensching
There is no removal for detect Related Bundles. Removal only happens with upgrade, addon, patch Related Bundles. On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 8:15 AM, Wesley Manning wmann...@dynagen.ca wrote: Ok I understand. So if you have a custom BA you can use detect and handle the removal yourself. Thanks.

Re: [WiX-users] Handling Web + CD bundle with same Version + content but built with different BundleIDs

2013-04-16 Thread Wesley Manning
But you can write code in your custom BA to do that. That's what I meant. -Original Message- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: April-16-13 12:24 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Handling Web + CD bundle with

Re: [WiX-users] Handling Web + CD bundle with same Version + content but built with different BundleIDs

2013-04-16 Thread Rob Mensching
Yes, true. The engine will call OnRelatedBundleDetected() so your custom BA can do whatever with the detected Related Bundles. On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 8:38 AM, Wesley Manning wmann...@dynagen.ca wrote: But you can write code in your custom BA to do that. That's what I meant. -Original