Migrate v3 Source Code to v4.

User stories

• As a setup developer I can evaluate the changes made in the WiX v4.0 schema such that I plan my migration.

• As a setup developer I have a tool to migrate my WiX v3.x source code to v4.0 such that I move to WiX v4.0 easily.

Proposal

WiX v4.0 contains several breaking changes to the WiX schema. These breaking changes improve the WiX toolset language. The changes can also be the largest impediment to upgrading from WiX v3.x to WiX v4.0.

This document attempts to track all the breaking changes and how to address them so developers using WIX v3.x can plan their migration to WiX v4.0. It is expected that WixCop.exe will automatically update as many of these changes as possible. The Considerations section will list those that cannot be migrated programmatically.

1. Namespace changes. The main schema and all extension schemas were changed to allow unfettered change to the schema.

   Fix: Rename http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi to http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs

   Fix: Rename http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/BalExtension to http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs/bal

   Fix: Rename http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/ComPlusExtension to http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs/complus

   Fix: Rename http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/DependencyExtension to http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs/dependency

   Fix: Rename http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/DifxAppExtension to http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs/difxapp

   Fix: Rename http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/FirewallExtension to http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs/firewall

   Fix: Rename http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/GamingExtension to http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs/gaming

   Fix: Rename http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/IIsExtension to http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs/iis

   Fix: Rename http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/MsmqExtension to http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs/msmq

   Fix: Rename http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/NetFxExtension to http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs/netfx

   Fix: Rename http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/PSExtension to http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs/powershell

   Fix: Rename http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/SqlExtension to http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs/sql

   Fix: Rename http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/TagExtension to http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs/tag

   Fix: Rename http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension to http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs/util

   Fix: Rename http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/VSExtension to http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs/vs

   Fix: Rename http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/thmutil/2010 to http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/thmutil

   Fix: Rename http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2009/Lux to http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/lux

2. File identifier generation. In WiX v3.x, file identifiers defaulted to the filename of a file. In WiX v4.0 the file identifier is generated from a combination of the file name plus its target directory.

   Fix: Explicitly set absent Id attributes on File element to the Name attribute or filename from the Source attribute.

3. Bundle package and payload signature verification. Late in WiX v3.9 the default for Bundle package and payload signature validation was changed to "off". That made the default for the optional SuppressSignatureValidation attribute yes and thus counter to the desired pattern where an absent boolean attribute is no.

   Fix: Rename SuppressSignatureValidation attribute on ExePackage, MsiPackage, MspPackage, MsuPackage and Payload elements to EnableSignatureValidation.

Considerations

The following are a list of changes that cannot be automatically updated.

1. None at this time.

See Also

WIXFEAT:4561