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WiX FileGroup element considered evil
My previous post details a method to use WiX and NAnt to automatically generate MSI's as part of an automated build. I'm going to recommend that no one follow the part of that example that auto-generates the WiX XML. I'm going to blame my spam filter. Let me explain...
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WiX for dummies
We are now successfully using WiX to make MSIs as part of our automated build process. Currently the MSIs are nothing fancy and have no custom actions. They look and act exactly like the MSIs that Visual Studio .NET produce. Following are the steps I followed. I'm sure there are better ways to accomplish this, but it's working for now, and maybe putting this recipe out there will encourage someone else to try playing with WiX, or to share how they are using it.