A WiX v4 <Package> builds an installer package #24

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Part of #23

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A WiX v4 source with a <Package>, its properties and features, SummaryInformation, Launch and MajorUpgrade builds into an installer package. The language is chosen by the <Wix> namespace, and mixing v3 and v4 sources in one build is refused. The end-to-end harness gains v4 fixtures, each with a WiX v3 twin in place of wixl.

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Package takes Name, Manufacturer, Version, Language, UpgradeCode, ProductCode, Codepage (by number or web name), Compressed, InstallerVersion, Scope and UpgradeStrategy, with v4's defaults.
Package/@Id, the dual-purpose scopes and access modifiers are refused with the reason; a package left expecting the default major upgrade is warned.
SummaryInformation, Launch, MajorUpgrade, Property, Feature with Level children, and the …Ref elements work as documented.
compare.sh builds a v4 fixture and its twin in tests/e2e/fixtures/twins, compares their tables apart from the fixture's .twin-differences, and installs the v4 package under Wine. A v4 tracer fixture passes for x86, x64 and arm64.
Seam-1 tests cover each attribute, default and refusal.

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Part of #23 ## What to build A WiX v4 source with a `<Package>`, its properties and features, `SummaryInformation`, `Launch` and `MajorUpgrade` builds into an installer package. The language is chosen by the `<Wix>` namespace, and mixing v3 and v4 sources in one build is refused. The end-to-end harness gains v4 fixtures, each with a WiX v3 twin in place of wixl. ## Acceptance criteria - [ ] `Package` takes `Name`, `Manufacturer`, `Version`, `Language`, `UpgradeCode`, `ProductCode`, `Codepage` (by number or web name), `Compressed`, `InstallerVersion`, `Scope` and `UpgradeStrategy`, with v4's defaults. - [ ] `Package/@Id`, the dual-purpose scopes and access modifiers are refused with the reason; a package left expecting the default major upgrade is warned. - [ ] `SummaryInformation`, `Launch`, `MajorUpgrade`, `Property`, `Feature` with `Level` children, and the `…Ref` elements work as documented. - [ ] `compare.sh` builds a v4 fixture and its twin in `tests/e2e/fixtures/twins`, compares their tables apart from the fixture's `.twin-differences`, and installs the v4 package under Wine. A v4 tracer fixture passes for x86, x64 and arm64. - [ ] Seam-1 tests cover each attribute, default and refusal. ## Blocked by None (can start immediately)

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WiX v4 directories, components, files and media #25

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#25 WiX v4 directories, components, files and media

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Spec: M4 — zixl builds WiX v4 sources #23

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Build a WiX v4 <Package> (#24)

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Done in 323c9f9, green in CI run 19 (test and e2e).

A source's namespace picks its language, and a build reads one language.
A WiX v4 <Package> builds with v4's defaults: compressed, Windows Installer 5.0, per-machine, UTF-8 by number or web name, a generated product code, and Language 0 (inferred, ADR-0007).
<SummaryInformation>, <Launch>, <Feature> with <Level>, and <MajorUpgrade> with IgnoreLanguage work as documented.
Refused with the reason: Package/@Id, the dual-purpose scopes and access modifiers. A package expecting WiX's default major upgrade gets a warning.
compare.sh compares a v4 fixture with zixl's build of its v3 twin in fixtures/twins. tracer4 passes for x86, x64 and arm64.

Done in 323c9f9, green in CI run 19 (test and e2e). - A source's namespace picks its language, and a build reads one language. - A WiX v4 `<Package>` builds with v4's defaults: compressed, Windows Installer 5.0, per-machine, UTF-8 by number or web name, a generated product code, and Language 0 (inferred, ADR-0007). - `<SummaryInformation>`, `<Launch>`, `<Feature>` with `<Level>`, and `<MajorUpgrade>` with IgnoreLanguage work as documented. - Refused with the reason: Package/@Id, the dual-purpose scopes and access modifiers. A package expecting WiX's default major upgrade gets a warning. - `compare.sh` compares a v4 fixture with zixl's build of its v3 twin in `fixtures/twins`. tracer4 passes for x86, x64 and arm64.

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Spec: M4 — zixl builds WiX v4 sources #23