[Gtk-sharp-list] Advice on Gtk# and WIX

[Brad Taylor]

On Fri, 2009-10-30 at 04:54 -0700, dabatla wrote:
> Thanks Libin, but I require gtksharp-2.12. I don't know if i'm missing
> something but I only see a msi installer available. 
> 
> I was told that one should not(or cannot) launch more than one msi at the
> same time? even if this is possible, what WIX action can one use to launch a
> msi?
> 
> I looked at the post http://go-mono.com/forums/#nabble-td16301589 where Brad
> refers to some wix merge modules that will be made available about a year
> ago. Does anyone know if this realized? if so, where can I get them?

At the GNOME summit two years ago, Mike Kestner and I added a makefile
target to gtk-sharp (win32-installer) to allow merge modules to be
built.  This target still exists, and all you need to do is run `make
win32-installer` from a fully built gtk-sharp win32 build to produce a
gtk# msm.

The idea at the time was that Medsphere (who I was working for at the
time) would distribute gtk+ merge modules, and those two combined could
provide the complete gtk# stack.  Now, I'm no longer employed by
Medsphere, so I'm not sure if they still release updated merge modules
along with the general gtk-sharp installer.  Perhaps someone at
Medsphere could speak to this?

Hope this helps,

-Brad