[wix-users] Build error: The WiX Toolset v3 build tools must be installed

[Habib Salim]

Hi,

 

I have the latest version of Wix installed - v3.11.0.1528.  I'm using wix
in VS2017 Professional.

 

When I build my project, I get this error:

The WiX Toolset v3 build tools must be installed to build this project. To
download the WiX Toolset, see http://wixtoolset.org/releases/

 

A google search shows that there is a bug report
https://github.com/appveyor/ci/issues/1481  that FeodorFitsner closed
earlier today.

 

Next, I tried to update my package using NuGet, but it installed v3.10 and
that did not solve the problem.

 

Here is how I managed to get around the problem"

-        Uninstalled 3.10 from the project, deleted the package from the
packages folder, 

-        Uninstalled and reinstalled Wix3.11, 

-        Added a new project, this time being careful to select a V3 setup
project.  This is probably the clue as templates for v3 and v4 are
available and that may be what is causing the issue.

 

Being a newbie, I had posted a bug report a few days back -
WixInstallFolder #5550.  This seems to be related.

 

Regards

Habib