Note that in my blog entry (http://robmensching.com/blog/archive/2007/04/19/Managed-Code-CustomActions-no-support-on-the-way-and-heres.aspx) I explain the work that has to be done to work around the "evil" interaction between .NET Framework, GAC and Windows Installer. Every suggested implementation that I've seen on the internet that describes how to incorporate managed code custom actions into an MSI package does not address that problematic interaction.
Personally, I continue to focus on creating CustomActions in native code so that WiX does not force all of you to have the .NET Framework installed before installing a package that uses one of the standard WiX CustomActions (which seems to be fairly common). I don't want to presume that everyone is building an application that has a dependency on the .NET Framework. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 11:13 To: WiX Users Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Managed custom actions in Wix 3 In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have head people preach dillegently about the evil of managed custom action s. The evil stems from the way .NET, the GAC, Windows and the MSI runtime interact. Its not the custom action per se, but the way that .NET code will be run in a process during install time. There is a reason that the experts are all unanimously saying that managed custom actions are a bad idea. You are free to ignore all that accumulated expertise but it doesn't seem like a wise thing to do. -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/book/download/index.html> Legalize Adulthood! <http://blogs.xmission.com/legalize/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
