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The lit tool by default produces output files with the extension .wix.
That extension is not found on the documentation page "File Types".
That page only contains ".wixlib".
Either there is a bug in the tool (so that it produces .wix instead of .wixlib) or there is a failure in the documentation (missing file type .wix).
2009-11-03 19:19:05 UTC in Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset
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The documentation shall answer these questions:
(1) What InstallerVersion will get requested if the InstallerVersion attribute is not filled?
(2) How to know what InstallerVersion to request?
Blair answered this very detailed, I propose to add this to the documentation:
If you don't specify, WiX currently defaults to 1.0 ("100").
Very brief matrix:
MSI 1.x - basic MSI support...
2009-11-03 17:36:58 UTC in Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset
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wix.chm shall contain a note what light.exe will do when *no* -culture option is provided.
2009-11-02 19:58:05 UTC in Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset
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It shall contain a note that light.exe makes no difference between comma and semicolon: *All* provided cultures are specifying the fallback sequence for light.exe, *independent* of the used separation character. *Only* Votive will make such a difference.
2009-11-02 19:57:17 UTC in Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset
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wix.chm shall contain a note that the target computer's Windows Installer doesn't care for the culture contained in the .msi at all, since e. g. a German target computer will install an Italian .msi file. *The culture defined in the .wxs / .msi file, is purely informative and has no impact on any technical outcome.*.
2009-11-02 19:56:15 UTC in Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset
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wix.chm shall contain a note that the *sole* use of light.exe's -cultures option is to tell light.exe the *fallback sequence* of cultures to link into the .wsi. It shall be clearly noted that the -cultures option does *not* tell the target computer's Windows Installer which language is contained in the .msi file.
2009-11-02 19:52:03 UTC in Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset
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wix.chm shall contain a note that a .msi file will *ever* only contain exactly *one* culture ("It is impossible to author a .msi file containing more than one culture."), which is the one defined in the .wxs file using *Product/@Language*. Also it shall be noted that light.exe's cultures option has no influence on this.
2009-11-02 19:49:52 UTC in Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset
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wix.chm shall contain a note how to author a .wxl file for the neutral culture (WixLocalization/@Culture="" using an *empty* string).
2009-11-02 19:48:16 UTC in Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset
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"When compiling a product, this attribute should not be set in order to allow the package code to be generated for each build." does not explain what the difference is between not setting the attribute and setting an asterisk. *That* is the key question.
2009-11-02 18:26:13 UTC in Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset
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The description of the Verb element leaves open the following questions, so I want to propose that it gets extended by the below explanation.
The WiX manual does not say *why* I cannot use Verb/@TargetProperty with advertised ProgIDs.
(1) Why can't I use this combination?
(2) What program will the computer execute when invoking this verbs of adverties ProgIDs?
(3) How to tell the...
2009-11-02 18:21:30 UTC in Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset
