That perhaps explains the strange behavior of the DependencyExtension :D
Any possibibilty then to set one ComponentGroup as optional?
I'm thinking about having an ComponentGroup with Binaries and one with the
Program Debug Databases. Then the Debug dbs will be kind of addition to the
Binaries.
Any other way except from defining the Debug dbs as Subfeature of the
Binaries like
<Feature ...>
<ComponentGroupRef Id="Binaries" />
<Feature ...>
<ComponentGroupRef Id="DebugDbs" />
</Feature
</Feature>
greetings Steffen
2011/11/8 Michael Stoll <unwicht...@mistoll.de>
> AFAIK the DependencyExtension is about dependencies between installer
> packages.
>
> I'm solving component dependencies with groups. Like this:
>
> <Component Id="A">...</Component>
> <Component Id="B">...</Component>
>
> <ComponentGroup Id="GroupA">
> <ComponentRef Id="A" />
> <ComponentRef Id="B" />
> </ComponentGroup>
>
> <Feature>
> <ComponentGroupRef Id="GroupA" />
> </Feature>
>
> So I'm only referencing groups in the feature and thus can add any
> dependency like any other component to that group.
>
>
> Regards Michael
>
>
> Am 08.11.2011 10:49, schrieb Steffen Henne:
> > Thanks for your answer. I actually think it's not necessary but we want
> to
> > try it out for the scenario the guy who creates our big main wxs file has
> > no idea about the dependencies between all the projects and we can define
> > them somerwhere else.
> >
> > I just found the DependencyExtension and tried to use it. Looks like
> this:
> >
> > in Feature A:
> > <Component Id="A" Guid="*">
> > <dep:Provides Id="test" />
> > <File Id.. />
> > </Component>
> >
> > in Feature B:
> > <Component Id="B" Guid="**">
> > <dep:Provides>
> > <dep:Requires Id="t" ProviderKey="test"/>
> > </dep:Provides>
> > <File Id.... />
> > </Component>
> >
> > So B should be dependent of A right?
> > now if i build the installer and select only Feature B it says as
> expected
> > some dependencies are missing.
> > but if i now select feature A and B the same message pops up although all
> > dependencies are actually fulfilled.
> >
> > Any idea whats going wrong?
> >
> >
> > 2011/11/5 Blair Murri<os...@live.com>
> >
> >> If two components must be always be installed/removed together, I don't
> >> see why they can't be in all the same features.
> >> If one of the components depends on another but the dependency is not
> >> mutual, you could make a hidden feature that also contains the dependent
> >> component and use a custom action to enable that feature based on the
> >> depending component's action state.
> >> -Blair
> >>
> >>> Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2011 13:10:57 +0100
> >>> From: steffen....@googlemail.com
> >>> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> >>> Subject: [WiX-users] Dependencies between components
> >>>
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> I would like to define that one component can't be installed without
> the
> >>> other, without them being in the same feature. Is there any possibility
> >> to
> >>> define dependencies between components or component groups?
> >>>
> >>> or ist there any other approach to realise such a dependency?
> >>>
> >>> thanks in advance
> >>>
> >>> Steffen
> >>>
> >>
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