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=head2 wix_bin_candle

=head2 wix_bin_light

Returns the location of candle.exe or light.exe.

=head2 wix_lib_wixui

Returns the location of the WixUI extension library.

=head1 DIAGNOSTICS

=over 

=item C<< Windows Installer XML not installed, cannot continue >>

The module could not find the registry key for WiX 3.0.

=item C<< Cannot execute %s >>

The file wix_binary or a wix_bin routine was attempting to find 
could not be found or it could not be executed.

=item C<< Cannot find %s >>

The file wix_library or a wix_lib routine was attempting to find 
could not be found.

=back

=head1 CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT
  
Alien::WiX requires no configuration files or environment variables.

It checks the registry entries that WiX's installer wrote to the
Windows registry to get its return values.

Note that this module checks if Windows Installer XML is INSTALLED, NOT 
that it successfully executes.

=head1 DEPENDENCIES

This module requires Perl 5.8.0.

Non-core perl modules required are L<Win32API::Registry|Win32API::Registry>
(which is required to be installed in order to run the 
Makefile.PL or Build.PL successfully), L<Module::Build|Module::Build> 
(which is required to install this module), 
L<Win32::TieRegistry|Win32::TieRegistry>, L<version|version>, 
and L<Readonly|Readonly>.

Installation of Alien::WiX will install Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 
and Windows Installer XML 3.0.5419.0 by downloading them from the 
appropriate sites unless otherwise specified.

=head1 INCOMPATIBILITIES

If you want to install WiX in a non-default location, you will want to install 
it yourself before installing this module.

=head1 BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

No bugs have been reported.

Please report any bugs or feature requests to
C<bug-Alien-WiX-Version30@rt.cpan.org>, or through the web interface at
L<http://rt.cpan.org>.

=head1 AUTHOR

Curtis Jewell  C<< <csjewell@cpan.org> >>

=head1 LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2009, Curtis Jewell.

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See 
L<perlartistic|perlartistic>.

The software installed by this module has its own licenses and copyrights, and is
not included in this license and copyright.

=head1 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

BECAUSE THIS SOFTWARE IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY
FOR THE SOFTWARE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN
OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES
PROVIDE THE SOFTWARE "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER
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ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS WITH
YOU. SHOULD THE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL
NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION.

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WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR
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