Windows Installer: Upgrade to WiX Toolset 5

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -119,10 +119,14 @@ jobs:
           key: v1-tessdata-${{ hashFiles('./install/common/download-tessdata.py') }}
       - name: Run CLI tests
         run: poetry run make test
-      # Taken from: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/27149#discussioncomment-3254829
-      - name: Set path for candle and light
-        run: echo "C:\Program Files (x86)\WiX Toolset v3.14\bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-        shell: bash
+      - name: Set up .NET CLI environment
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: "8.x"
+      - name: Install WiX Toolset
+        run: dotnet tool install --global wix
+      - name: Add WiX UI extension
+        run: wix extension add --global WixToolset.UI.wixext
       - name: Build the MSI installer
         # NOTE: This also builds the .exe internally.
         run: poetry run .\install\windows\build-app.bat

BUILD.md

@@ -471,11 +471,24 @@ poetry shell
 .\dev_scripts\dangerzone.bat
 ```
 
-### If you want to build the installer
+### If you want to build the Windows installer
 
-* Go to https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework and download and install .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Runtime. I downloaded `dotnetfx35.exe`.
-* Go to https://wixtoolset.org/releases/ and download and install WiX toolset. I downloaded `wix314.exe`.
-* Add `C:\Program Files (x86)\WiX Toolset v3.14\bin` to the path ([instructions](https://web.archive.org/web/20230221104142/https://windowsloop.com/how-to-add-to-windows-path/)).
+Install [.NET SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download) version 6 or later. Then, open a terminal and install the latest version of [WiX Toolset .NET tool](https://wixtoolset.org/) **v5** with:
+
+```sh
+dotnet tool install --global wix --version 5.*
+```
+
+Install the WiX UI extension. You may need to open a new terminal in order to use the newly installed `wix` .NET tool:
+
+```sh
+wix extension add --global WixToolset.UI.wixext/5.x.y
+```
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]  
+> To avoid compatibility issues, ensure the WiX UI extension version matches the version of the WiX Toolset.
+> 
+> Run `wix --version` to check the version of WiX Toolset you have installed and replace `5.x.y` with the full version number without the Git revision.
 
 ### If you want to sign binaries with Authenticode
 

install/windows/build-app.bat

@@ -17,22 +17,23 @@ signtool.exe sign /v /d "Dangerzone" /a /n "Freedom of the Press Foundation" /fd
 REM verify the signature of dangerzone-cli.exe
 signtool.exe verify /pa build\exe.win-amd64-3.12\dangerzone-cli.exe
 
-REM build the wix file
-python install\windows\build-wxs.py > build\Dangerzone.wxs
+REM build the wxs file
+python install\windows\build-wxs.py
 
 REM build the msi package
 cd build
-candle.exe Dangerzone.wxs
-light.exe -ext WixUIExtension Dangerzone.wixobj
+wix build -arch x64 -ext WixToolset.UI.wixext .\Dangerzone.wxs -out Dangerzone.msi
+
+REM validate Dangerzone.msi
+wix msi validate Dangerzone.msi
 
 REM code sign Dangerzone.msi
-insignia.exe -im Dangerzone.msi
 signtool.exe sign /v /d "Dangerzone" /a /n "Freedom of the Press Foundation" /fd sha256 /t http://time.certum.pl/ Dangerzone.msi
 
 REM verify the signature of Dangerzone.msi
 signtool.exe verify /pa Dangerzone.msi
 
-REM moving Dangerzone.msi to dist
+REM move Dangerzone.msi to dist
 cd ..
 mkdir dist
 move build\Dangerzone.msi dist