I could also implement a second interface, and utilize QueryInterface to get to
it. I don’t want the change to require this feature be pushed to 4.0, but at
the same time I don’t want to make it overly cumbersome for the 3.x developers
to use.
I know we have the goal of never breaking the signature of a method in a point
release, but for existing native users this would simply mean adding NULL as
the parameter.
I don’t think there was ever a Binary compatibility without recompile claim.
Jacob
From: Blair Murri [mailto:os...@live.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 10:56 PM
To: wix-devs@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-devs] Self update bundles, the detect issue.
It’s COM but not IDispatch. Because of that it’s still a breaking change (it
would require recompiling the consumers to recognize the optional argument). VB
will, on recompile, ignore the optional argument (putting in a placeholder
behind the scenes). C++ requires a code change.
Blair
From: Sean<mailto:rhal...@hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 5:14 PM
To: wix-devs@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:wix-devs@lists.sourceforge.net>
Sorry, I didn't realize this was a COM interface, I haven't been able to get
into the toolset code like I want to. Also, I haven't created any COM
interfaces. After some Googling, it looks like the only way to "overload"
would be if you mark the new HWnd argument as optional and make it a variant?
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From: r...@robmensching.com<mailto:r...@robmensching.com>
To: wix-devs@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:wix-devs@lists.sourceforge.net>
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 00:39:54 +0000
Subject: Re: [WiX-devs] Self update bundles, the detect issue.
It’s C++ code. An COM interface in this case (to interact well with managed
code as well as native code). How would you do a function overload in this case?
From: Sean [mailto:rhal...@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 4:25 PM
To: WiX toolset developer mailing list
Subject: Re: [WiX-devs] Self update bundles, the detect issue.
I guess 4.0 then. It doesn't make sense to me to add a new function that will
do the exact same thing.
Is there any plans for dropping C support so you can do modern things like
overload a function? :) (or I guess it's <smile/> in this group?)
Maybe add a SetDetectWindow(HWnd) for 3.x?
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From: r...@robmensching.com<mailto:r...@robmensching.com>
To: wix-devs@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:wix-devs@lists.sourceforge.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 16:59:47 +0000
Subject: Re: [WiX-devs] Self update bundles, the detect issue.
I should have been explicit, all current users of Burn will be broken when they
upgrade from WiX v3.8 (or less) to WiX v3.9. We don’t do that in dot releases.
I think the change is fine, but to do so would require taking it in WiX v4
(where breaking changes are expected).
From: Sean [mailto:rhal...@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 8:57 AM
To: WiX toolset developer mailing list
Subject: Re: [WiX-devs] Self update bundles, the detect issue.
Since Apply already requires an HWnd, I actually don't think it's a big deal to
change Detect to require one, too.
Sean
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To: wix-devs@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:wix-devs@lists.sourceforge.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 16:41:21 +0000
Subject: [WiX-devs] Self update bundles, the detect issue.
From this pull request:
https://wix.codeplex.com/SourceControl/network/forks/jchoover/Wix/contribution/5911
I’m looking for more input on the issue surround the
IBootstrapperEngine::Detect() signature changing. I see a couple ways around
this:
1. Move the pull request to WiX v4.0 where we can “break” (in this case:
enhance) the Detect API as we see fit.
2. Add another method to the IBootstrapperEngine called
“DetectWIthUpdates()” or something (Jacob already proposed something like
“Detect2()” which is not high on my list of good names <smile/>).
Personally, I’m leaning towards option #1. Option #2 isn’t completely horrible
but there are already ways to skip update detection (if it is slow, for
example) and adding a top level method seems overkill.
Comments? Suggestions?
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