Merge modules are only really of use these days to share components with other installation technology.
If you are totally wix based use wixlibs or wix fragments. -----Original Message----- From: Steven Ogilvie [mailto:steven.ogil...@titus.com] Sent: 11 July 2013 13:48 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Resolve Light 1056 Warning Sigh, I am confused... When I was using InstallShield (for many years) I was told to always use Merge Modules, easier for upgrading, and easier for grouping "features". I have a Server MSI and a Services MSI which is bundled in burn so the bootstrapper can take care of the pre reqs etc... In my Services MSI I have 6 Merge Modules, where each Service is a Merge Module, I also have several WixLibs of "common files" and share those WixLibs within the Merge Modules. The Merge Modules where used mainly for Upgrading... Are the majority of you saying it makes more sense to get rid of the Merge Modules and just use the WixLibs? Steve -----Original Message----- From: John Cooper [mailto:jocoo...@jackhenry.com] Sent: July-11-13 8:34 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Resolve Light 1056 Warning Yes, I really hate merge modules. Wixlibs are much better. Always have issues with merge modules I haven't authored. -- John Merryweather Cooper Build & Install Engineer - ESA Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® Shawnee Mission, KS 66227 Office: 913-341-3434 x791011 jocoo...@jackhenry.com www.jackhenry.com -----Original Message----- From: Kathy Morey Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 4:22 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Resolve Light 1056 Warning FYI It turns out that, although John's suggestion did work, different Microsoft merge modules have different values for some of the standard folders, and so I will be following Rob's suggestion and just ignoring those warnings. Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: Kathy Morey Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 5:08 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: RE: Resolve Light 1056 Warning Thanks, John. That did it for me. -----Original Message----- From: John Cooper Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 12:50 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Resolve Light 1056 Warning I was able to get the ".:System32" by using <Directory Id="ExperiementFolder" Name="." SourceName="System32"> <Component Id="ProductComponent" Guid="*"> <File KeyPath="yes" Source="$(var.SolutionDir).nuget\NuGet.exe" /> </Component> </Directory> -- John Merryweather Cooper Build & Install Engineer - ESA Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® Shawnee Mission, KS 66227 Office: 913-341-3434 x791011 jocoo...@jackhenry.com www.jackhenry.com -----Original Message----- From: Kathy Morey Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 11:22 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Resolve Light 1056 Warning I am creating a WiX installer for an application that requires some Microsoft merge modules. I'm getting several warnings like: warning LGHT1056: The Directory table contains a row with primary key(s) 'SystemFolder' which cannot be merged from the merge module 'C:\_blah\blah\COMCAT.MSM'. This is likely due to collision of rows with the same primary key(s) (but other different values in other columns) between the database and the merge module. I looked at the merge module and my MSI with Orca and found this difference in the DefaultDir column of the Directory table: MM DefaultDir - .:System32 My DefaultDir - System32 How do I author my project so that I get the ".:" designation in the DefaultDir column? 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