Project Property Pages

Introduction

To access Wix Visual Studio package property pages, right-click on a WiX project in the Visual Studio Solution Explorer and choose Properties.

WiX projects contain the following property pages:

General Property Page

The General tab contains the following configurable options:

Build Events Property Page

The Build Events tab contains the following configurable options:

The Build Events tab contains buttons named Edit Pre-build... and Edit Post-build... that display edit dialogs for the pre and post-build event command lines. The edit dialogs contain a list of all valid WiX project reference variables and their values based on the current project settings.

Compiler Property Page

The Compiler tab allows you to configure settings used by Candle (the WiX compiler). This tab contains the following groups of settings:

In addition, the Compiler tab contains an Advanced... button that displays a Candle Advanced Settings dialog. This dialog allows you to configure the following settings:

Linker Property Page

WiX projects and WiX merge module projects include a Linker tab in the property pages. The Linker tab allows you to configure settings used by Light (the WiX linker). This tab contains the following groups of settings:

In addition, the Linker tab contains an Advanced... button that displays a Light Advanced Settings dialog. This dialog contains the following tabs:

Librarian Property Page

WiX library projects include a Librarian tab in the property pages. The Librarian tab allows you to configure settings used by Lit (the WiX library tool). This tab contains the following groups of settings: