[wix-users] Control of the feature set for a MsiPackage

[Helge Kruse]

Hello Nir,

Currently I have only the .WXS with the snippet shown in my mail.
Do your links mean, I have to write a bootstrapper application in C#?

Best regards,
Helge

On 18.07.2023 15:14, Nir Bar via wix-users wrote:
> https://wixtoolset.org/docs/schema/wxs/msipackage/#attributesAttribute @EnableFeatureSelectionIn the BA, override https://wixtoolset.org/docs/api/wixtoolset.mba.core/bootstrapperapplication/#onplanmsifeature_args--Nir BarWiX Expert ---- On Tue, 18 Jul 2023 15:04:42 +0300  wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org  wrote ----Hello,
>
> I have to install two MSI packages. One MSI is for x86 and the other for
> x64. I authored a bundle with a custom UI that contains a checkbox cb1.
> With the following chain, cb1 controls the feature set of the x86 MSI to
> be installed. If cb1 is not checked, the ProductFeature shall be
> installed. If cb1 is checked, all features shall be installed.
>
>       <Chain>
>         <MsiPackage SourceFile="X86.msi" InstallCondition="cb1 = 0" >
>           <MsiProperty Name="ADDLOCAL" Value="ProductFeature"/>
>         </MsiPackage>
>         <MsiPackage Id="SetupAll" SourceFile="X86.msi"
>       InstallCondition="cb1 = 1" />
>         <MsiPackage SourceFile="X64.msi" InstallCondition="VersionNT64" />
>       </Chain>
>
> This worked with WiX 3.x, but the migration to WiX 4 fails with the error:
>     The 'ADDLOCAL' MsiProperty is controlled by the
>     bootstrapper and cannot be authored.
>
> How can I control the feature set for a MsiPackage in WiX 4?
>
> Best regards,
> Helge
>
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