Dependencies and merge modules

[craig.miller]

I'm migrating our installer over from an InstallShield based solution to Wix.  With Installshield, all of our applications dependencies were automatically detected, and the appropriate merge module was reccomended.  My questions for the list are...

Is there good documentation on how to detect application dependencies and locate suitable merge modules?

What tools do you use to determine your application dependencies?
How do you determine which dependency is a system dependency that can always be assumed to exist?
How do you determine which merge module contains a particular dependency?
Where does one find standard merge-modules for MFC and other typical dependencies of Developer Studio?

Thank you for any suggestions,
Craig

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[Bob Arnson-6]

craig.miller@... wrote:
> Is there good documentation on how to detect application dependencies

Your dependencies should be explicit: Taking a dependency on a
particular component means keeping track of it, preparing for updates,
and so on.

> and locate suitable merge modules?
>  

Always get redistributables directly from the vendors.

> Where does one find standard merge-modules for MFC and other typical dependencies of Developer Studio?
>  

Visual Studio ships with its own merge modules, in Program Files/Common
Files/Merge Modules.

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