Chapter 9. Working from the Command Line
Creating an MSI file with WiX takes two steps: compiling your source files and then linking and binding them into a single package. A tool called
Candle handles the compiling, transforming your .wxs files into .wixobj files. The linking and binding phases are handled by a tool called Light.
In this chapter, we'll discuss the following topics:
The arguments to use when calling Candle and Light from the command line
Compile-time and link-time variables
How to build an MSI without using Visual Studio
