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Exporting and Recompiling Packages
ConflictManager Reference
Overwrite existing installation
Replaces the entire package installation with information in the Software
Manager database.
Merge changes with existing installation
Adds only the conflict resolution changes to the existing installation.
5.
If you are exporting a Windows Installer package that you previously distributed to
end users, select an option in Upgrade Type to change the installation so that it
can function as an update.
None (Do not modify)
Select this option if you have never distributed this package to end users. It
adds only the conflict resolution changes to the existing installation.
Small (Change PackageCode)
Select this option to export the package as a patch or reinstall. This option
creates an installation containing conflict resolution changes plus a new
package code, which will reinstall over the previous version to update it. The
version of the installed package will not be updated. To create a patch between
the package you are exporting and the previous version, use the Patch Creation
tool.
Minor (Change Version and PackageCode)
Select this option to ship this version of the package as a patch or reinstall. This
option creates a package installation containing conflict resolution changes plus
a new package code and version, which will reinstall over the previous version
to update it. To create a patch between the package you are exporting and the
previous version, use the Patch Creation tool.
Major (Change ProductCode, Version and PackageCode)
Select this option to ship this version of the package as an upgrade. This option
creates a package installation containing an upgrade entry, which will upgrade
previous versions.
6.
If you are exporting an .MSI and you do not want to change the original package
installation, specify a transform file (.MST) in Transform File. The conflict
resolution changes are saved in the transform file, which you can apply to the
original package installation.
7.
Click OK.
The changes are exported to the original package installation.
8.
If you exported a .WSI or .WSE, open the package in Windows Installer Editor or
WiseScript Editor and compile it. You do not have to compile .MSI files.
After you resolve conflicts for multiple packages, you can export the changes to the
original Windows Installer or WiseScript installations. You also can have the installations
recompiled automatically after exporting. This is useful when you resolve conflicts using
the Resolve with Rules command, because you don't have to keep track of which
packages have changed, and you don't have to recompile them individually.
This process always overwrites the original installation files.
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