David, Thanks for your reply. I always thought that MSM is used for a "common component" that can be installed from different MSI installers. The "common component" should be uninstalled when the last MSI is unstalled using a kind of reference management.
Your proposal uses a different approach. The wixlib adds some components to the MSI that are installed as like it is a part of the product itself. I gave it a try and it works. Obviously the reference management is performed on component level not on any kind of merge module level. - Can you confirm this? - Is the MSM completely integrated in the MSI file and does it give no kind of "grouping", "isolation of any kind" or so? So I assume I would only use MSM when I have to cooperate with an installer tool other that WiX. Andy Am 23.12.2011 15:10, schrieb David Watson: > Hi, > You only need to use merge modules if you want to supply them to third > parties for use in their installations that do not use wix. > If you do not have this requirement then you can split your installer up to > use a Base and tool wixlib when then can be linked into the tool and product > MSIs. Think of a wixlib as a c static linked library, you would have two > separate ones and link them both into the resultant MSI. > > You can also have several wix fragments and build each MSI from combining the > appropriate source files without bothering with a wixlib. > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andreas [mailto:andreassand...@gmx.net] > Sent: 23 December 2011 13:42 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Cascading Merg Modules > > I have a question about design of installer and merge modules. > I have a COM server as base component. This is reusable and must be used > a by a tool. Further this tool may be part of a product. > > BaseComponent + Tool -> ToolInstaller > BaseComponent + Tool + Application -> ProductInstaller > > I want to design the best set of WiX projects. Since the base component > is reusable it should be implemented with a merge module, shouldn't it? > When I build the tool installer I will use a WiX product project to > generate a MSI file. But how should I integrate the tool installation in > the product? One solution would be a tool merge module. But does the > product always have to add the tool merge module and the base component > merge module. Or can I design the tool merge module to "include" the > base component? > > How can a wix library help here? > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > Write once. Port to many. > Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development. Create > new or port existing apps to sell to consumers worldwide. Explore the > Intel AppUpSM program developer opportunity. appdeveloper.intel.com/join > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-appdev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > SDL PLC confidential, all rights reserved. > If you are not the intended recipient of this mail SDL requests and requires > that you delete it without acting upon or copying any of its contents, and we > further request that you advise us. > SDL PLC is a public limited company registered in England and Wales. > Registered number: 02675207. > Registered address: Globe House, Clivemont Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 > 7DY, UK. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Write once. Port to many. > Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development. Create > new or port existing apps to sell to consumers worldwide. Explore the > Intel AppUpSM program developer opportunity. appdeveloper.intel.com/join > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-appdev ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Write once. Port to many. Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development. Create new or port existing apps to sell to consumers worldwide. Explore the Intel AppUpSM program developer opportunity. appdeveloper.intel.com/join http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-appdev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
