[wix-devs] 6772 - ExePackage ARP entry

[Bob Arnson]

As long as a BA can override (to uninstall a package with a different version), +1.

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> Hall via wix-devs
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> Subject: Re: [wix-devs] 6772 - ExePackage ARP entry
> 
> "My" scenario is multiple versions of the same product use the same ARP key.
> When the bundle that has that package in an ExePackage is installed, the
> ExePackage should only be installed if it's missing or there's an older version.
> When the bundle is uninstalled, the ExePackage should only be uninstalled if that
> exact version is installed.
> 
> If you do the second part by itself, then it gets uninstalled when there's a
> different version. The first part is also necessary.
> 
> On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 6:15 PM Bob Arnson <bob at firegiant.com> wrote:
> 
> > I considered the first part but settled for it being a rare-enough
> > story that it could be handled in a BA. But the second part...well,
> > that's interesting. I like that from the perspective of consistency
> > with MsiPackage -- the ARP entry gives us the data we need for
> > detection, just like the MSI API does for MsiPackage. I'm not seeing a
> > downside; would that approach work for your scenarios?
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
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> > > Sean Hall via wix-devs
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> > > Cc: Sean Hall <r.sean.hall at gmail.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [wix-devs] 6772 - ExePackage ARP entry
> > >
> > > It's either that or we have to add a new way to prevent
> > > uninstallation
> > when it's
> > > detected as present, in which case the presence of the ARP entry
> > > could
> > replace
> > > the DetectCondition and we don't have to create the version variable.
> >
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