Release v2.5.1.0

• #1713: Condition as an XML attribute for ForceReboot and ScheduleReboot. The PR for this issue was accidentally excluded from the previous release.
• #1737 (PR): Add "unspecified" store type to allow third-party tool AzureSignTool

Release v2.5.0.0

• #1736: Issue with Special Characters in WixSharp Bootstrapper Custom BA after Upgrading from Wix3 to Wix4
• Improved positioning of the background images for WPF UI Dialogs
• WIP: Added support for modern style folder selection dialog (triggered by #1734 discussion)
• Added a more convenient option to play dialogs in demo mode during development

Release v2.4.4.0

Release v2.4.4.0

• #1732: If any of Extensions.GenericEntities, MIMETypes, or Verbs are set, all must be set
• #1733: Should be possible to attach a ProgId directly to a component, without a COM registration
• #1728: .net core: project.Platform is incompatible with project.WxsFiles.Add()
• #1725 Bootstrapper formatted variables
• #1681: Dialog images not shown in Wix4 with UI=WixUI_Common unless UIRef Id=WixUI_Common is added

Release v2.4.3.0

• #1673: Error on using template "WixSharp Managed Setup - Custom Dialog (Wix 3)"
• #1675: Bundle ExePackage 'Cache' parameter
• Added prevention of the WiX5 tools for the Custom BA bootstrapper template. Downgrading it to WiX4 tools.
• Issue #1667: AddDefaultNamespaces removing processing instructions
• Updated skip dialog example

Release v2.4.2.0

• Added Compiler.PreferredComponentGuidConsistency to allow consistent generation of the component GUIDs between all versions of the same product.
• Fixed ExitDialog (form) layout problem
• Fix error WIX0400: The ProgressText element contains illegal inner text when setting CustomAction ProgressText or RollbackProgressText

Release v2.4.1.0

• #1652: Bundle DotNetCompatibilityCheck element support
• #1653: Avoid unnecessary *Ref element for Fragment definitions.
• #1579: installDir variable erased depending on ManagedProject structure
• Updated custom dialogs to deal with changes in the size of Wix stock background images

wix4: Release v2.4.0

wix4: Release v2.4.0

• #1638: Simplify Custom UI; removeed Caliburn.Micro dependency for WPF UI
• #1641: How to set or use Launchcondition Action in Wix#
• #1613: Hidden child features in FeaturesDialog.UserSelectedItems
• #1604: Some strings in Dialogs from .wxl are not replaced in Custom WPF UI
• #1637: Custom WPF FeaturesDialog (possibly default too) non-functional.
• Improved VSTemplates. Triggered by #1624
• Updated VS project Templates for supporting Caliburn.Micro removal

Release v2.3.2.0

Wix4

• Issue #1606: Incorrect FirewallException.IcmpTypesAndCodes property type

Wix4 Release v2.3.1.0

Wix4 Release v2.3.1.0s the

The most significant change in this release is the ability to use build dependencies not available in the default WiX locations:

WixTools.SignTool = @"tools\signtool.exe";
WixTools.MakeSfxCA = @"tools\WixToolset.Dtf.MakeSfxCA.exe";
WixTools.Heat = @"tools\heat.exe";
WixTools.DtfWindowsInstaller = @"tools\WixToolset.Dtf.WindowsInstaller.dll";
WixTools.WixToolsetMbaCore = @"tools\WixToolset.Mba.Core.dll";
WixTools.SfxCAx64 = @"tools\x64\SfxCA.dll";
WixTools.SfxCAx86 = @"tools\x86\SfxCA.dll";
WixTools.WixExtensionsDir = @"%userprofile%\.nuget\packages";

Changes:

• #1574: Cannot build .net 8 example project
• #1587 Support for pulling in dlls for runtime dependencies
• VSTemplates update. Added warning message about project.GUID. Triggered by #1597 Contributed by @fredemmott
• Added error handling to continue execution if WiX extension is not installed. The error will still be reported by the WiX compiler
• Added Project.AddCastomActionRefAssembliesOf to add CA-referenced assemblies programmatically.

Wix3: Release v1.26.0

• #1638: Simplify Custom UI - removed Caliburn.Micro
• #1641: How to set or use Launchcondition Action in Wix#
• #1613: Hidden child features in FeaturesDialog.UserSelectedItems
• #1613: Hidden child features in FeaturesDialog.UserSelectedItems
• #1604: Some strings in Dialogs from .wxl are not replaced in Custom WPF UI
• Issue #1561: ComponentIDs for files change depending on folder that source is built from.
• fixed problem with SetShellSize not setting the top level window size
• Added CommonTasks.MapAsDeferredProperty extension method