[wix-users] SWID tag - removed when Bundle is 'updated'

[Rob Mensching]

It's currently a limitation in the Burn code (that existed in the previous version as well).  The SWID Tag path needs to be unique to survive upgrades. This isn't normally a problem for actual major upgrades (since usually major upgrades install to new folder) but for daily builds if you don't include the version number in the SWID tag file name, you'll lose the tag.

Bug is fine to be improved upon eventually.

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-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 11:55 AM
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
Subject: Re: [wix-users] SWID tag - removed when Bundle is 'updated'

>From v3.10.0.2026? Then yes, please file a bug. Logs would be appreciated, I'm sure. :)

-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Phill Hogland
Sent: Thursday, 27 August, 2015 14:43
To: WiX Uses (wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org) <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
Subject: [wix-users] SWID tag - removed when Bundle is 'updated'

I added a swid:tag to my Bundle.  (I did not add to any of the Products elements yet, just the Bundle element).

I installed the Bundle on a clean test system (Win 8.1 x64).  After a successful install the swidtag folder was at the expected path with the file [WixBundlName].swidtag.

After making unrelated changes, I re-built my Bundle (which follows the MajorUpgrade behavior with a new 'Id', an incremented version, but the same UpgradeCode).  I copied v2 of this Bundle to the test system and installed it.  After the new Bundle was installed the swidtag folder which had previously existed was no more.   I ran repair, and after doing that the swidtag folder still did not exist.  I uninstalled the Bundle, then installed the Bundle (the same v2 that was just repaired and then uninstalled), and after this "Install" succeeded the swidtag folder existed as it had previously.

I captured all of the logs related to the original install of Bundle v1, the update to Bundle v2, the repair, the uninstall, and second Install of v2.  I did not find reference to creating the swidtag in the Bundle log, so I am not sure which portions of the log would be helpful for me to post.  Unfortunately I used my biggest most complex Bundle ( over 250 packages) for this experiment.  I should probably pick a simpler test scenario and repeat the experiment.  However I post this information in the event it might be helpful, as I suspect that the removal of the swidtag folder in a subsequent re-build of the same Bundle is not intended.  Do you want me to file a bug?

Phill



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