I highly recommend reading: http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2003/10/18/Component-Rules-101. The Component Rules are not as simplistic as you are making them out to be. Also, there are serious negative impliciations to creating multiple file Components which is why no one recommends them. Reminder, Component Rules are a Windows Installer concept. If I had my way, they would not exist because they create huge amounts of pain.
PS: The tool already exists, it's called heat. I agree new tools should be avoided but getting the Component Rules is so important to the future of your application that we haven't found a good way to automate the whole system yet. On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 5:55 AM, Carlsson, Henrik < henrik.carls...@sogeti.se> wrote: > Thanks for the input guys, I really appreciate it! > > However, it seems like wix isn't able to handle this simple scenario. It > seems like I can choose between two evil things: > > 1. Create a tool (which is easy) that generates guids. But using a tool > for something that really isn't central for the development process is > not what I want. Every new tool introduced is a bad thing and should be > avoided if possible. > > 2. Bloat my xml-code with single-file-components resulting in A LOT more > xml which is not any way easy to overview. > > Why oh why can't wix generate handle "*"-guid in components with > multiple files? Is there a way to make a feature request somewhere? :) > > Best Regards > > // Henrik Carlsson > > -----Original Message----- > From: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com] > Sent: den 24 november 2010 13:28 > To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Does Wix Component needs Guid to bechanged > whenbranching application? > > For most programs most of the time one-component-per-file is exactly > what > you want. Being able to use "*" makes it easy to use that model. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pally Sandher [mailto:pally.sand...@iesve.com] > Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 3:01 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Does Wix Component needs Guid to be changed > whenbranching application? > > If you don't want to use 1 file per component with "*" GUID, write an > app or script to parse through your .wxs files & regenerate the GUIDs > for you. I wrote a little C# app a while back to do this & it was > probably less than 50 lines of code as one of our deployment scenarios > is identical to yours. > > 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: Carlsson, Henrik [mailto:henrik.carls...@sogeti.se] > Sent: 24 November 2010 10:35 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Does Wix Component needs Guid to be changed > whenbranching application? > > Thanks for your quick answer Peter! Unfortunately this means that we are > in a state where we can make mistakes in the future when dealing with > branches. > > >From an installation point of view, what I want to achieve is > super-simple! > > I have a bunch of files that goes into the Program Files-<myapp>-folder. > I always use major upgrade. That's it! Now pleeease let's find a way to > handle the v1.0 and v2.0 tracks with guid-safe components. > > * One solution would be to put all files in one single component. > Updating the guid once for this component is OK. The problem is that one > can't have directories in a component, and we have our files in a folder > structure. > > * Another solution would be to have a generated guid (*), but the > components can then have at max one file. > > Any ideas anyone? > > // Henrik Carlsson > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] > Sent: den 24 november 2010 10:40 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Does Wix Component needs Guid to be > changedwhenbranching application? > > If you want to install in products parallel, obviously the files will be > installed to different locations. When you change the location in a > components keypath, you must change the GUID, so the answer is yes. > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370561%28VS.85%29.aspx > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Carlsson, Henrik [mailto:henrik.carls...@sogeti.se] > Sent: 24 November 2010 09:11 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Does Wix Component needs Guid to be changed > whenbranching application? > > Hi folks! > > This might be a noob question, but I haven't been able to find the > answer. My scenario is really straight forward: > > I have a windows application with several files that lands in a "Program > files..." folder. These files are divided into components depending on > what kind of functionality there's in them. The files are mostly .net > assemblies are not in any way global. They should only be used by my > application. I use major upgrade when installing a new version. > > Now I want to make a release v1.0 of the application and at the same > time keep on working with v2.0. The two version which shall run side by > side, so course I need to change the UpgradeCode. I also of course make > a branch in my source control to manage the v1.0 and v2.0 tracks. > > My question is: Do I need to make new guids for all the components i > v2.0?. 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