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==Functions== WiX is a toolset designed to build Windows Installer (.msi) packages using the command line.<ref name=":1" /> It comes with the following tools:<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Johnson |first=Bruce |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wjcKAwAAQBAJ&dq=Windows+Installer+XML+Toolset&pg=PA961 |title=Professional Visual Studio 2013 |date=2014-03-05 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-1-118-83205-9 |language=en}}</ref> * Candle: compiles [[Source code|source files]] into [[Object file|object files]] * Light: combines object files into a .msi file * Lit: creates libraries that can be linked by Light.exe * Dark: decompiles a .msi file into WiX code * Heat: creates a WiX source file * Pyro: creates Patch files (.msp) without needing the Windows Installer [[Software development kit|SDK]] * Burn: coordinates dependency installer
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