Don Tasanasanta (Volt) írta: > Does reference counting rely on the file name? or is it the component GUID? > > If I have a product that installs a file and a second product that installs > the same file do I need the component GUIDS for that file to be the same in > order for reference counting to work? Or is it enough that the files are > being installed to the same location with the same name? > As far as I know reference counting is still there exactly because there are legacy components that are not tracked by component id but by file name and path. So if you know the component id of a file than you could use that component id but if you don't know it or it does not have one you have to go back to the old method: reference counting.
But from what I have seen on these threads maybe it is best to make a separate installer for the common components and with the help of a bootstrapper (a setup exe) to install in both cases both msi: the common components (msi 1) and the components specific to the application(s) (msi 2). I hear it has positive implications on the upgradeability of the common components. -- Szentpáli János ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
