References flow from the Product element down. Follow your references. There isn't enough below to really know what is wrong.
On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:20 PM, Marc Beaudry <mbeau...@matrox.com> wrote: > Hopefully this helps shed some light... > > In my Product.wxs I define a directory structure. > > In my lib I refer to the directory reference. "DirectoryRef" > > The component reference in the feature tag is set in the Product.wxs > > Directory Element from Product.wxs > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > <Directory Id='ProgramFilesFolder' Name='PFiles'> > <Directory Id='ManufacturerFolder' > Name='$(var.UserManufacturerName)'> > <Directory Id="APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY" > Name="$(var.UserProductName)"/> > </Directory> > </Directory> > > <!-- Step 1: Define the directory structure to where the items > are to be located in the start menu --> > <Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder"> > <Directory Id="ShortcutsProgramsFolder" > Name="$(var.UserStartMenuFolder)"> > <Directory Id="ShortcutsMenuFolder" > Name="$(var.UserProductName)"> </Directory> > <Component Id="ApplicationShortcutUninstall" > Guid="******"> > <RemoveFolder Id="ShortcutsProgramsFolder" > On="uninstall"/> > <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" > Key="Software\Microsoft\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]" Name="installed" > Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes"/> > </Component> > </Directory> > </Directory> > > <Directory Id="DesktopFolder" Name="Desktop" /> > </Directory> > > Snip it from the lib fragment... that I want to copy out in the product.wxs > <DirectoryRef Id="ShortcutsMenuFolder"> > <Component Id="ApplicationDesktopShortcut" Guid="***"> > <Condition>DESKTOPSHORTCUT=1</Condition> > <Shortcut Id="desktopShortcut" > Directory="DesktopFolder" > Name="Application Something or other " > > Description="$(var.UserStartMenuApplicationDescription)" > Target="[APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY]MyBinary.exe" > WorkingDirectory='APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY' > > <Icon Id="DesktopIcon.exe" > SourceFile="SomeIconFile.ico" > /> > </Shortcut> > <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" > Key="Software\Microsoft\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]" Name="aaaaaaaaaaaaa " > Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes"/> > </Component> > </DirectoryRef> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > Sent: February-20-2013 3:04 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WixLib not behaving as desired > > It all depends on what is in your Fragments and what is referencing what. > My guess is by moving the Shortcut, you removed the reference to oen or > more > Fragments in you .wixlib. > > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:00 PM, Marc Beaudry <mbeau...@matrox.com> > wrote: > > > I have a lib file that contains a bunch of files and a desktop > > shortcut to one of the binaries. I then have my (product.wxs) main > > installation XML file. My project has a reference to the lib file. It > > all compiles and links perfectly. (My MSI is perfectly functional at > > this point) > > > > > > > > BUT: > > > > > > > > If I remove the section that contains the info to create the desktop > > shortcut and move it to the Product.wxs, everything still compiles and > > links without errors, but the content of my lib file is completely > > ignored. My msi goes from 30MB to 900KB. > > > > > > > > Question: Should I be able to take the shortcut section out of my lib > > file and put it in my main wxs file? The reason I want to do this is > > the binary name installed will always be the same but the name to the > > desktop shortcut is set later through a variable in a WXI (The > > contents of the lib remain, but the shortcut name can change depending > > on who builds the package) file which is referenced in the product.wxs > file. > > > > > > > > Hopefully this question is clear enough. > > > > > > > > Thanks for the Advice > > > > Marc > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------- Everyone hates slow websites. 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