[wix-users] Custom Bootstrapper - avoiding auto uninstall of installed msi package when running bootstrapper 2nd time

[NIRAJ_IT]

Dear Wix user/Wix admin


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On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 9:12 PM, Baumann Ingo <i.baumann at commend.com> wrote:

> Thanks Sean. I'm calling Plan with Install. Explicit setting of state in
> handle of PlanPackageBegin does the trick.
>
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> Von: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] Im Auftrag
> von Sean Hall
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 13. September 2016 17:22
> An: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> Betreff: Re: [wix-users] Custom Bootstrapper - avoiding auto uninstall of
> installed msi package when running bootstrapper 2nd time
>
> When running the second time, are you calling Plan and Apply with Install
> or Modify?  IIRC, Modify would not try to uninstall packages that were
> already installed.  Otherwise, you can customize execution per package in
> OnPlanPackageBegin.
>
> On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 9:48 AM, Baumann Ingo <i.baumann at commend.com>
> wrote:
>
> > In my custom bootstrapper UI I'm providing checkboxes to select
> > packages to install. According to the selected checkboxes, I'm setting
> > string variables (A, B, C) to True/False before calling
> Engine.Plan(LaunchAction.
> > Install).
> >
> > Chain as below
> > <chain>
> >     <MsiPackage SourceFile="MSI Packages\A.msi" DisplayInternalUI="yes"
> > Description="A Setup" DisplayName="A" InstallCondition="A="
> True""
> > Id="A" Permanent="no" Vital="yes" Visible="yes">
> >     </MsiPackage>
> >     <RollbackBoundary />
> >     <MsiPackage SourceFile="MSI Packages\B.msi" DisplayInternalUI="yes"
> > Description="B Setup" DisplayName="B" InstallCondition="B="
> True""
> > Id="B" Permanent="no" Vital="yes" Visible="yes">
> >     </MsiPackage>
> >     <RollbackBoundary />
> >     <MsiPackage SourceFile="MSI Packages\C.msi" DisplayInternalUI="yes"
> > Description="C Setup" DisplayName="C" InstallCondition="C="
> True""
> > Id="C" Permanent="no" Vital="yes" Visible="yes">
> >     </MsiPackage>
> > </chain>
> >
> > I've checked the log for evaluation condition and looks fine. E.g.:
> > Condition 'A="True"' evaluates to false.
> >
> > Installing an MSI with above explained conditioning works fine. But
> > when I run the bootstrapper again and install another package, a
> > previous package is getting uninstalled.
> >
> >
> > 1.       Run bootstrapper and install A and C (see execute: Install in
> log
> > below)
> >
> > Planned package: A, state: Absent, default requested: Present, ba
> > requested: Present, execute: Install, rollback: Uninstall, cache: Yes,
> > uncache: No, dependency: Register
> >
> > Planned package: B, state: Absent, default requested: Absent, ba
> > requested: Absent, execute: None, rollback: None, cache: No, uncache:
> > No,
> > dependency: None
> >
> > Planned package: C, state: Absent, default requested: Present, ba
> > requested: Present, execute: Install, rollback: Uninstall, cache: No,
> > uncache: No, dependency: Register
> >
> > 2.       Run bootstrapper again and install B will uninstall C (see
> > execute: Uninstall in log below)
> > Planned package: A, state: Present, default requested: Absent, ba
> > requested: Absent, execute: None, rollback: None, cache: No, uncache:
> > No,
> > dependency: Unregister
> > Planned package: B, state: Absent, default requested: Present, ba
> > requested: Present, execute: Install, rollback: Uninstall, cache: Yes,
> > uncache: No, dependency: Register
> > Planned package: C, state: Present, default requested: Absent, ba
> > requested: Absent, execute: Uninstall, rollback: Install, cache: No,
> > uncache: Yes, dependency: Unregister
> >
> > How can I avoid removal of a packages at all?
> > Is there a way to customize execution per package?
> >
> > Many thanks,
> > Ingo
> >
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