This repository contains the WiX Toolset v4 codebase.

Visual Studio 2022 (17.0.4 or higher) with the following installed:

• Fork the WiX4 repository (https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix4.git) into a GitHub domain that you control
• Clone the WiX4 repository from your fork (git clone https://github.com/yourdomain/wix4.git) into the directory of your choice

• Start a VS2022 'Developer Command Prompt'
• Change directory to the root of the cloned repository
• Issue the command devbuild (or devbuild release if you want to create a release version)

• build\wix\Debug\publish\wix\wix --help (Of course changing Debug to Release if you built in Release mode)

• Pick an outstanding WiX4 issue (or create one). Add a comment requesting that you be assigned to the issue. Wait for confirmation.
• To create a PR fork a new branch from the develop branch
• Make changes to effect whatever changed behaviour is required for the PR
• Push the changes to your repository origin as needed
• If there are multiple commits squash them down to one commit.
• If the develop branch has changed since you created your new branch rebase to the current development branch.
• If needed (ie, you squashed or rebased), do a force push of your branch
• Create a PR with your branch against the WiX4 repository.