Name | Description |
Candle |
Preprocesses and compiles WiX source files into object files (.wixobj). |
Light |
Links and binds one or more .wixobj files and creates a Windows Installer database (.msi or .msm). When necessary, Light will also create cabinets and embed streams into the Windows Installer database it creates. |
Lit |
Combines multiple .wixobj files into libraries that can be consumed by Light. |
Dark |
Converts an .msi or .msm file into a set of WiX source files. |
Heat |
Generates WiX authoring from various input formats. |
Melt |
Converts an .msm into a component group in a WiX source file. |
Torch |
Performs a diff to generate a transform (.wixmst or .mst) for XML outputs (.wixout or .wixpdb) or .msi files. |
Smoke |
Runs validation checks on .msi or .msm files. |
Pyro |
Takes an XML output patch file (.wixmsp) and one or more XML transform files (.wixmst) and produces an .msp file. |
WixCop |
Enforces standards on WiX source files. WixCop can also be used to assist in converting a set of WiX source files created using an older version of WiX to the latest version of WiX. |