If your application depends on another manufacturers package & they don't provide merge modules for your package to consume, the best option is either using LaunchConditions to block installation & leave the user to install the packages or bootstrap the pre-requisites before your package (or do both as a "belt & braces" approach so that if the pre-req's fail to install during bootstrapping you're still blocking your package installation with your Launch Conditions until the user sorts it out).
Decompiling and/or repackaging someone else's product isn't going to end well for anyone. Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment & IT Administrator T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the <Virtual Environment>** Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. SC151456 Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -----Original Message----- From: Prem Kumar Ponuthorai [mailto:prem.kumar.ponutho...@exact.com] Sent: 04 September 2010 06:39 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Build wix installer with differentmanufacturer'sproducts Hi, I had a similar situation, instead of products from multiple manufacturer, we had to extract out sub set of their installer. What I did was extract the required files and put them into the main WXS file and grouped the install as features. We also had a dependency on VC runtime, so that I included as a merge module. Do take into consideration how frequent your manufactures installer will be changed This could help decide which is the best method to go for. Hope this helps Prem -----Original Message----- From: abdoulaye.souleyma...@rohde-schwarz.com [mailto:abdoulaye.souleyma...@rohde-schwarz.com] Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 7:37 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Build wix installer with different manufacturer'sproducts Hey all, i intend to build a msi installer which containing product's of different manufacturers...This is because my product needs these others products. These oder products should be appear als feaures (the user should have to possibilty to install it or not) into my final installer Now lets have a look at the follwing structure: MyProduct (from me) ProductA (from manufacturer A) ProductB (from manufacturer B) ProductC (from manufacturer C) ... ... How can i integrate these products to MyProduct.msi ? a- implement the products A, B and C as modules and then merge them to MyProduct.msi? or - implement A, B and C as fragment and include them to myproduct.msi? Can anyone help me here? Thanks MfG Abdoulaye Souleymanou ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ This SF.net Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: Show off your parallel programming skills. Enter the Intel(R) Threading Challenge 2010. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-thread-sfd _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ This SF.net Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: Show off your parallel programming skills. Enter the Intel(R) Threading Challenge 2010. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-thread-sfd _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: Show off your parallel programming skills. Enter the Intel(R) Threading Challenge 2010. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-thread-sfd _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
