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building MSI patch packages (.msp) with WiX

This post includes a complete and concrete example of building an MSI patch package (a .msp file to upgrade an existing .msi installation) with WiX.

Background

I’m responsible for building the ActivePython and Komodo installers at ActiveState. On Windows we build MSI packages for installation.

Currently I’m investigating auto-update support for Komodo 4.2. Because Komodo is based on […]