Yes, yes. <smile/>
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 6:30 AM, Wesley Manning <wmann...@dynagen.ca> wrote: > Yes, OK, thanks. I did that and was getting confused because my test was: > --- clean machine: install old addon > --- install new (incompatible) main bundle > I thought the addon should be removed (but it won't be since it's not > related to the new bundle). So then I thought I need to use an install > condition on addon. > > I was making things too complicated. I just have to prevent the addon(s) > being installed if the correct bundle is not installed. Then I will have > no problems. > > Wes > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > Sent: July-26-13 1:03 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Burn Addons - reevalulate and uninstall addon > bundle on main bundle install > > Actually, if your addon's aren't backwards compatible any longer it sounds > like you should change the addon related id. That way, when the old version > of the main bundle is removed, it will take the old addons with it since > the new main bundle says it isn't related to them. > > > On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 8:50 PM, Wesley Manning <wmann...@dynagen.ca> > wrote: > > > Sorry, I didn't explain it well enough. Most of the time I want the > > addon bundles to act like an addons: gets uninstalled when main bundle > > is uninstalled, etc. But there are times when upgrading the main > > bundle, older addons are no longer valid. Then I want to remove them. > > > > Reason is I would like to use addons to install features that extend > > our main software. Then customers can pick and choose functionality. > > There are times when our main software changes such that older addons > > will no longer work so I like to remove those on an upgrade (or on a > > new install if user has incompatible addons installed). > > > > Any comments on this scenario? Looks like I can't get both behaviours > > unless I use custom BA? Maybe this is like an addon and an upgrade in > one. > > :) Am I abusing the addon feature? > > > > Wes > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > > Sent: July 25, 2013 5:46 PM > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Burn Addons - reevalulate and uninstall addon > > bundle on main bundle install > > > > Addons (and patch) bundles follow the main bundle (more written here: > > > > https://support.firegiant.com/entries/24024208-Bundle-chain-execution- > > order- > > ). > > To get the behavior you want, you'd need an upgrade relationship. > > > > I think a custom BA could override the default behaviors without using > > an upgrade relationship but I'd try to use the upgrade relationship > first. > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Wesley Manning <wmann...@dynagen.ca> > > wrote: > > > > > I'm using wixstba and I have a addon bundle that I want to uninstall > > > when a certain version of my main bundle is installed (and prevent > > > install if this main bundle is present). > > > > > > I'm using a registry search and bal:condition in the addon to do this. > > > Looks like the bal:condition does not do the job. It works to > > > block install when I try to install the addon when the main bundle > > > is already installed. But does not uninstall the addon when the > > > main bundle it installed. > > > > > > Any idea on what I do to have the addon uninstall when the main > > > bundle installs? 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