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For now have this code below - it does not throw any error, my app installs successfully but VC Redistributable is still not installed :( :
Also there is some samples how to include executable in you MSI like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHB1hTcO2oA, but it does not reuse CA component, does not use multiple files. So it is simpler and works Update 2024-09-06: Using
So from log looks like CustomAction is executed - and fails |
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For now I managed to fix build (after conversion with Wix CLI) using MergeFiles and build using wix v5.0.1:
Here is working code and produces same behaviour for v4/v5 wix after migrating from v3:
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Hello.
We have a "VCRedistributables.wxs" and used Wix v3:
And then used in multiple features/producs like this using "FeatureGroupRef ":
Now I run wix conversion to v4.
And then I reference in the Feature/products like this (as by your video not sure if it counts as a dependency but if I use something from fragment, then it is all is pulled in? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH12kv2CmQ4&t=319s):
<ComponentRef Id="VCRedist_x64" />
But I get error during installation, and log does not say anything useful why it fails "install.log":
Would really appreciate any help ideas what I am missing, thanks.
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