[wix-users] Bal ext requirement to be included when building MSIs/etc

[Blair Murri]

So, whenever .net framework decides to require platform specific additional items we will need to require all consumers of the netfx extension to also supply the bal extension (and require that the Bal extension be supplied on the command line before the netfx extension) for an MSI that wants to reference the netfx properties to be buildable.

I would propose an enhancement that would allow the extensions to be provided in any order and still work. At least that would make this feature of the implementation a little less onerous.

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From: Rob Mensching <rob at firegiant.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2019 10:19:40 PM
To: Blair Murri; WiX Toolset Users Mailing List
Subject: RE: Bal ext requirement to be included when building MSIs/etc

If you have data in custom tables the custom table definitions will be required.
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From: Blair Murri <osito at live.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2019 9:40 PM
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Subject: Re: Bal ext requirement to be included when building MSIs/etc

But the MSI doesn't use them. They only have meaning for the bootstrapper.
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From: Rob Mensching <rob at firegiant.com<mailto:rob at firegiant.com>>
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2019 9:45:56 AM
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Subject: RE: Bal ext requirement to be included when building MSIs/etc

Yes. The Bal extension provides the required custom table definition(s).
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Subject: [wix-users] Bal ext requirement to be included when building MSIs/etc

Is it expected that if I use the Bal extension's PrereqSupportPackage attribute in a wixlib embedded in a wixlib in fragments completely unrelated to my MSI-related fragments that I will forever be forced to include the Bal extension in order to link my MSI?