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WiX Toolset

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WiX Toolset

This repository contains the WiX Toolset codebase.

Developing WiX

Prerequisites

  • Visual Studio 2022 (17.0.4 or higher) with the following installed:
Workloads
ASP.NET and web development
.NET desktop development
Desktop development with C++
Individual components
.NET Framework 4.7.2 SDK
.NET Framework 4.7.2 targeting pack
MSVC v141 - VS 2017 C++ ARM64 build tools (v14.16)
MSVC v141 - VS 2017 C++ x64/x86 build tools (v14.16)
MSVC v143 - VS 2022 C++ ARM64 build tools (Latest)
MSVC v143 - VS 2022 C++ x64/x86 build tools (Latest)
Getting started:
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 (Of course changing Debug to Release if you built in Release mode)
Pull request expectations
  • Pick an outstanding WiX issue (or create one). Add a comment requesting that you be assigned to the issue. Wait for confirmation.
  • To create a PR fork a new branch from the develop branch
  • Make changes to effect whatever changed behaviour is required for the PR
  • Push the changes to your repository origin as needed
  • If there are multiple commits squash them down to one commit.
  • If the develop branch has changed since you created your new branch rebase to the current development branch.
  • If needed (ie, you squashed or rebased), do a force push of your branch
  • Create a PR with your branch against the WiX repository.

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  • C# 65.6%
  • C++ 29.2%
  • C 3.4%
  • JavaScript 1.1%
  • HTML 0.6%
  • Batchfile 0.1%