WiX Snippet - Application with Microsoft CRT Merge Module

This WiX Snippet contains demonstrates how to create a Windows application installer msi using the WiX Toolset. The installer also installs the required Microsoft CRT runtime by using a merge module, the CRT merge modules are installed as part of a normal Visual Studio installation.

Installation

From a Microsoft Visual Studio command prompt:

> mkdir wixsnippet
> cd wixsnippet 
> git clone git@github.com:fun4jimmy/wixsnippet-crtmergemodule.git crtmergemodule
> cd crtmergemodule
> nmake

Contents

Directory	Contents
application	Code for a simple c application.
installer	WiX script to make an installer for the application.

Requirements

• Microsoft Visual Studio 2012, 2013 or 2015
  • cl.exe - used to compile .c source files.
  • link.exe - used to link the compiled c object files in to the application executable.
  • nmake.exe - used as the build chain for the project
• Any version of the WiX Toolset
  • candle.exe - used to compile the .wxs WiX script files
  • light.exe - used to link the compiled WiX object files in to the application installer.