[wix-users] C# dll not updating unless assembly version changes

[Stewart Lynch]

Hi,

 

I have a C# dll which is included in my installer which isn't getting
updated when installing over a pre-existing install. If I then do a repair
install the file does get updated.

 

The other dlls in my package update fine, the only difference with this one
is that I was not updating the C# AssemblyVersion and AssemblyFileVersion
numbers. If I change the assembly version each time I build a new version it
updates fine.

 

So, two questions:

1.       Is this a bug in Wix where the dll won't update if the assembly
version doesn't change?

2.       Should I be updating the assembly version number for my dlls each
time I build a new installer?

 

I have always updated the assembly version for each install (except for this
dll which I missed) but I've never been sure if this is actually necessary.

 

This is what my assembly version looks like:

AssemblyInfo.cs

// Version information for an assembly consists of the following four
values:

//

//      Major Version

//      Minor Version 

//      Build Number

//      Revision

//

// You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision
Numbers 

// by using the '*' as shown below:

// [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]

[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.58.0.0")]

[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.58.0.0")]

 

This is my installer xml:

.

       <Fragment>

                                <ComponentGroup Id="FrameProExe_Components"
Directory="INSTALLLOCATION">

                                                <Component
Id='FrameProExe_HDataGrid_dll' Guid='8b81fa3a-e74b-4e7f-93e4-360ca8ac88e6'
Win64='yes' >

                                                                <File
Id='FrameProExe_HDataGrid_dll_file' Name='HDataGrid.dll'
Source='..\..\..\Build\FramePro\bin\x64\release\HDataGrid.dll' KeyPath='yes'
/>

                                                </Component>

.

 

I'm using Wix Toolset v3.10.

 

Thanks for any help.

 

Stewart.

PureDev Software