The WiX Visual Studio package supports adding WiX library and extension DLL references to a WiX project. This allows the reuse of WiX elements (such as Custom Actions and Properties) defined in those references. When a WiX reference is added to the project, the WiX Visual Studio package automatically adds the necessary parameters to the compiler and linker command lines so that it will be correctly resolved when building the project.
To add a WiX library or extension reference to a WiX project: