[wix-users] MSP not applying a new file

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Thanks much Edwin!

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> On Aug 24, 2018, at 10:48 PM, Edwin Castro via wix-users <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
> 
> Sounds like it is working as designed. If you diff 1.1.0 and 1.2.0 to
> create a patch, then the patch will only have the difference between 1.1.0
> and 1.2.0. I assume both 1.1.0 and 1.2.0 have the file added in 1.1.0 so
> that is *not* a difference between 1.1.0 and 1.2.0 and will not appear in
> the patch.
> 
> If you want a patch to include all changes since 1.0.0, then your base
> version for the diff needs to be 1.0.0.
> 
> --
> Edwin G. Castro
> 
> 
> On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 10:04 PM manish duggal via wix-users <
> wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
> 
>> Hi
>> We had patches released using following information
>> 1.0.0 is the baseline MSI
>> 1.1.0 is the new MSI. This added a new binary/file. Also created a patch
>> by diff of 1.0.0 and 1.1.0
>> Till this point, the MSI installation and patch application works fine. We
>> can see the new binary/file added to the installation
>> Now, we added another version with details as
>> 1.2.0 as 2nd new MSI. Created patch by diff of 1.1.0 and 1.2.0
>> Now, when we try to deploy patch 1.2.0 directly over 1.0.0 it doesn't
>> deploy the new binary/file which was actually added in 1.1.0. I tried to
>> open 1.0.0 MSI in orca and then apply 1.2.0 patch and same result i.e. new
>> binary/file is not being listed as part of patching
>> Interestingly, if I create patch by diff of 1.0.0. and 1.2.0 - I can see
>> the file getting applied during patching.
>> Is there a possible way to let have patch created by "diff of 1.1.0 and
>> 1.2.0" and still able to add the new binary/file when patching 1.0.0? Or
>> this is not really feasible?
>> 
>> Appreciate your help
>> 
>> ThxManish
>> 
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