Hi,
1. I found the implementation at `Uuid.NewUuid` in `src\tools\wix\Uuid.cs`.
2. Seems to be derived from the full KeyPath of the component. So as long
as everything goes to the same place the GUID will not change.
Regards,
Tamir Daniely
On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 8:05 PM, Messenger, Joshua <jmessen...@nxstage.com>wrote:
> Hello All,
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> I was unable to find the algorithm in the code for the generation of Guids
> that have a value of *. I have two questions.
>
> 1. Where is this algorithm?
>
> 2. Is intended to be stable across upgrade codes? I.e. if a user decided
> to split an application installer that universally uses Guid="*" in half
> because it is really two products, can they still use Guid="*" in both new
> installers or will they have to hard code the Guids to prevent component
> rule violations?
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