I need to create a WiX extension to handle interacting with the HTTP API (httpapi.dll) so that I can set URLACLs and SSL bindings for a WCF service that is being installed.
As I understand it, I need to create a WiX compiler extension, so that I can define an XML grammar (XSD), and then implement a compiler to turn the XML into records in tables defined in the MSI.
I have most of that up and running, but I am stumped on how to set up my project to use the XsdGen custom tool, and I am sure there are more issues lurking around the corner after that.
Is there a full tutorial that shows how to create a Wix compiler extension?
You might take a look at the extensions in the WiX contrib project. Since they aren't part of the WiX toolset they have the extra steps needed to build the extension.