Properly installing WiX Toolset 4.0.2

Question

I installed WiX 4.0.2 using dotnet tool install --global wix

this installs WiX to %USERPROFILE%\.dotnet\tools\.store\wix\4.0.2\wix\4.0.2\tools\net6.0\any

inside this folder, there's no Wix*Extension.dll, no candle.exe, no light.exe

(candle.exe and light.exe are no where to be found on the PC in fact)

I can only build basic packages which call for no extensions

how do I install the FULL WiX Toolset with extensions included, and candle.exe / light.exe?

Answer 1

candle.exe and light.exe have been replaced with the single wix build command. That change (and many other v3 to v4 changes) are documented on wixtoolset.org.

I also cover it in my very first episode of the Deployment Dojo, if you want to see it in video form.