---
name: "wixl"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "wixl"
version: "0.106+repack-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wixl"
---

# wixl(1)

build Windows Installer packages

## NAME

wixl - build Windows Installer packages

## SYNOPSIS

**wixl** \[\<*option*\> \[\<*option*\> ...\]\] \<*MSI descriptor*\>

## DESCRIPTION

**wixl** builds a Windows Installer package using the given descriptor.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print a help message and exit.

- **--version**

  Print version information and exit.

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Activate verbose output.

- **-o**, **--output** \<*file*\>

  Output to *file*.

- **-D**, **--define** \<*variable*\>=\<*value*\>

  Define the given variable.

- **-a**, **--arch** \<*arch*\>

  Specify the target architecture. *arch* can be one of **X86** or **INTEL** for 32-bit *x*86, **IA64** or **INTEL64** for Itanium, **X64** for 64-bit *x*86.

- **-I**, **--includedir** \<*directory*\>

  Specify an include directory.

- **--wxidir** \<*directory*\>

  Specify a system include directory.

- **-E**, **--only-preproc**

  Stop after the preprocessing stage.

## AUTHORS

**wixl** was written by Marc-André Lureau for Red Hat, Inc. This manual page was adapted from the program usage information by Stephen Kitt \<skitt@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). It was last modified for **wixl** version 0.93.