Unclear if "Name" attribute is required in RemoveFile tag

[wixbot]

It is unclear if "Name" attribute is required in RemoveFile tag.

1. In http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix2/wix_xsd_removefolder.htm it has nothing in "required" column
2. If I do not specify the "Name" attribute I get an error:
   CNDL0010 : The RemoveFile/@name attribute was not found; it is required.
3. If I specify an empty value for the "Name" attribute I get an error:
   error CNDL0006 : The RemoveFile/@name attribute's value cannot be an empty string. If you want the value to be null or empty, simply remove the entire attribute.

Originally opened by anastasia-k from http://sourceforge.net/p/wix/bugs/2990/

[wixbot]

It's marked correctly in the WiX v3.x doc: http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_removefile.htm

[wixbot]

Still the suggestion to remove he entire Name attribute is confusing - the error message should explain that this attribute is required and non-nullable.

[wixbot]

Originally changed by barnson
Area changed from documentation to compiler
Release changed from future to v3.8
Resolution set to fixed
Status changed from Untriaged to Resolved

[williamharnois]

I ran into the top issue trying to recreate a remove file entry with an empty string, so that it would remove the directory if empty.

The key with wix is you have to use "RemoveFolder", not "RemoveFile" for removing an empty dir.