Library Tool (lit)

Lit is the WiX library creation tool. It can be used to combine multiple .wixobj files into libraries that can be consumed by light.

Usage Information

lit.exe [-?] [-nologo] [-out libraryFile] objectFile [objectFile ...] [@responseFile]

Lit supports the following command line parameters:

Switch	Meaning
-b	Specify a base path to locate all files; the default value is the current working directory.
-bf	Bind files into the library file.
-ext <extension>	Specify an extension assembly.
-loc <loc.wxl>	Provide a .wxl file to read localization strings from.
-nologo	Skip printing Lit logo information.
-out	Specify an output file; by default, Lit will write to the current working directory.
-pedantic	Show pedantic messages.
-ss	Suppress schema validation for documents; this switch provides a performance boost during linking.
-sv	Suppress intermediate file version mismatch checking.
-sw<N>	Suppress warnings with specific message IDs. For example, -sw1011 -sw1012.
-swall	Suppress all warnings (deprecated).
-v	Generate verbose output
-wx<N>	Treat warnings as errors. For example, -wx1011 -wx1012.
-wxall	Treat all warnings as errors (deprecated).
-?	Display Lit help information