Create a msi from .wxs file using command line

Question

I\'m creating a -wxs file from dir using heat.exe and now would want to generate/create msi from wxs file using command line utilities with out visual studion.

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Answer 1

As Vinoth suggested, I had looked wix command line utilities and created msi

I've created msi using wix command line utility and then installed msi silently.

This Harvests file and creates .wxs file:

heat.exe dir "dirPath" -cg NewDemoGroup -g1 -gg -sf -srd -scom -sreg -out "fragment.wxs"

This will create a .wixobj file

candle.exe product.wxs fragment.wxs -ext WixUIExtension

And this generates the msi.

light.exe -out demo.msi -b "dirPath" product.wixobj fragment.wixobj -ext WixUIExtension

Answer 2

While an effort to build a “Continuous Delivery Using Build Pipelines With Jenkins ”, we came across a hurdle of how to generate a .msi package using wix from command line.

Below is the link for the article which would provide a more detailed description of the whole approach.

https://nigamgautamblog.wordpress.com/