How do you see this fitting into the whole MSI 4.5 / micropackage strategy?
It seems somewhat outdated to try to share component/resource data ( be it by nested install, merge module or by wixlib ). --- On Wed, 12/10/08, Rob Mensching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Rob Mensching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] difference between lit and light > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 1:19 PM > No and if they followed my recommendation they might never > do so because they have to share with people that do not use > WiX v3. If they chose to ship .wixlibs, they'd still > have to ship Merge Modules for everyone else. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jon Seanor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 11:07 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] difference between lit and light > > Hi Rob, > > In the closing paragraph you wrote, > > "These days I always recommend that if you are sharing > setup logic and > files with people also using WiX v3, skip Merge Modules and > just use > binary .wixlibs." > > Are there wixlibs available for the Microsoft > redistributables - e.g. > vc runtimes, msxml, etc? > If yes, where? > If no, when? > > Thanks > > Jon > > > Rob Mensching wrote: > > > http://robmensching.com/blog/archive/2008/10/10/What-are-.wixlibs-and-why-would-you-use-them.aspx > - has more information about .wixlibs. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dale Stewart > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 06:55 > > To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML > toolset.' > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] difference between lit and > light > > > > See the diagram in the WiX help file (About > WiX->Tools and Concepts). Lit > > creates a library that can be consumed by light. You > don't have to use > > "lit", but if you want to package multiple > "wxs" files into a reusable > > library, that is what you would use, as I understand > it. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sean Farrow > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 8:30 AM > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: [WiX-users] difference between lit and light > > > > Hi: > > can someone please explain the difference between > lit.exe and light.exe, > > are both required? > > Cheered > > Sean. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 > in Las Vegas, Nevada. > > The future of the web can't happen without you. > Join us at MIX09 to help > > pave the way to the Next Web now. 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