Shortcut using Anonymous Subdirectory generates ICE64 error

[chrpai]

Bugs

• Which version of WiX are you building with?

4.0.2

• Which version of Visual Studio are you building with (if any)?

17.7.6

• Which version of the WiX Toolset Visual Studio Extension are you building with (if any)?

Heatwave 1.0.2

• Which version of .NET are you building with?

.NET 4.8

• Describe the problem and the steps to reproduce it.

Author a fragment like such and consume it a Package:

  <Fragment>
    <ComponentGroup Id="HeatUIFiles">
      <Component Directory="INSTALLLOCATION">
        <File Source="$(var.SourceDir)\HeatUI.exe" KeyPath="yes">
          <Shortcut Id="shortcut" Name="HeatUI" Directory="ProgramMenuFolder" Subdirectory="IsWiX" Advertise="yes" />
        </File>
      </Component>
    </ComponentGroup>
  </Fragment>

• Describe the behavior you expected and how it differed from the actual behavior.

I expected the built MSI to pass validation. Instead I get the error message:

ICE64 ERROR The directory dOzQ.Wc6BCc8xI7HkgS3Ashl4LrM is in the user profile but is not listed in the RemoveFile table.

As I didn't author the anonymous directory, I'm not sure how to fix this other then disabling ICE64 validation. If I remove the Subdirectory attribute the error goes away.

Is this just a case of ICE being wrong? Should anonymous directories author RemoveFile table entries? Should I be authoring my WiX in a different way?

[barnson]

Could automate creation of component/RemoveFile dance.