WiX v3.0.5217.0 was released on Friday, 17-April-2009. You can download it from http://wix.sourceforge.net/releases/3.0.5217.0/ or from the WiX SourceForge.net releases page.

There are 10 v3.0 bugs still open. See Rob’s bug breakdown.

Announcement

WiX v3.0.5217.0 is the WiX v3.0 RC2 build. We encourage all users to upgrade to this build for the latest fixes and to help verify that WiX v3.0 is ready for release.

Changes

The following changes are since my last WiX Highlights entry for WiX v3.0.5120.0. There have been several WiX releases since then but this is my first relatively calm weekend since relocating to Cambridge to write them up.

Developer	ID	Description
Aaron		Doc additions and fixes.
Eric	2058168	Need fallback language support for localization files.
Brian	2211152	Harvesting a VS Project requires ToolsVersion=3.5
Justin	2318790	Votive does not set VS2005 variables correctly
Jason	2529664	Votive Wxs Project output name escapes build variables
Jason	2662406	Votive Locks Referenced Assemblies in Memory
Jason	2663956	Error creating or opening a Load Test
Eric	2683755	Incorrect BaseIntermediateOutputPath in wix.targets
Eric	2685596	Reference Paths in Visual Studio UI not working
Eric	2696086	Referencing a .WXL in your .wixproj causes strange behavior
Mike	2706770	iis:Certificate still creates extra private key files.
Rob	2708717	Empty Merge ConfigurationData throws exception
Jason	2710297	DTF Custom Actions Fail To Run
Brian	2712994	Heat fails with NullReferenceException on website
Jason	2716886	EmbeddedUI fails with no visual feedback
Rob	2722325	Grammar error in WixUI_en-us.wxl : UITextSelLocalLocal
Brian	2726721	heat.exe : error HEAT0001 : Item has already been added.
Rob	2738387	fileutil.h packaged in wix sdk/inc won’t link with dutil.lib
Aaron	2738629	Incorrect link in manual-wix3/check_for_dotnet.htm
Jason	2741235	Cannot add folder to a WiX project
Mike	2748157	Blank password not handled correctly for certificates
Jason	2748323	Error loading Wix projects in VS IDE in FOLLOWING BUILDS
Eric	2749259	Useless shortcut created by a Game element with no PlayTask
Brian	2749598	Harvest file File/@Source does not include root directory
Mike	2750437	PerformanceCounter uninstall rollback removes perf counters
Eric	2750885	Cannot enter default culture in properties dialog
Eric	2750892	Cannot build neutral culture
Peter	2759518	$(env.PROGRAMFILES(X86)) not supported
Peter	2768755	Missing ComponentRef or Directory
Brian	2770117	Problems Harvesting Individual File using file harvester