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WiX Toolset

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WiX Toolset

This repository contains the WiX Toolset codebase.

Developing WiX

Prerequisites

  • A command line Git client that is in the system path
  • Visual Studio 2022 (17.8.2 or higher) with the following installed:
Workloads
ASP.NET and web development
.NET desktop development
Desktop development with C++
Individual components
.NET 6.0 Runtime (Long Term Support)
.NET Framework 4.7.2 SDK
.NET Framework 4.7.2 targeting pack
.NET Framework 4.6.2 targeting pack
MSVC v143 - VS 2022 C++ ARM64/ARM64EC build tools (Latest)
MSVC v143 - VS 2022 C++ x64/x86 build tools (Latest)
Git for Windows
Getting started:
  • Fork the WiX repository into your own GitHub repository
  • Clone the WiX repository from your fork (git clone https://github.com/yourdomain/wix.git) into the directory of your choice
To build the WiX toolset:
  • Start a VS2022 'Developer Command Prompt'
  • Change directory to the root of the cloned repository
  • Issue the command devbuild (or devbuild release if you want to create a release version)
Executing your newly built WiX toolset
  • build\wix\Debug\publish\wix\wix --help (Change Debug to Release if you built in release mode)
Pull request expectations
  • Pick an outstanding WiX issue (or create a new one). Add a comment requesting that you be assigned to the issue. Wait for confirmation.
  • To create a pull request, fork a new branch from the main branch
  • Make changes to effect whatever changed behavior is required for the pull request
  • Push the changes to your repository origin as needed
  • If the main branch has changed since you created your branch, rebase to the latest updates.
  • If needed (ie, you squashed or rebased), do a force push of your branch
  • Create a pull request with your branch against the WiX repository.