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Copper Contributor

Feb 25, 2019

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Manually creating MSIX packages using Packaging Layout

I am trying to manually create MSIX packages using the packaging layout as https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/packaging/packaging-layout. I am able to create APPX packages using the "MakeA...

Andy Liu
Feb 27, 2019
Thanks for bringing this to our attention. We will add this functionality to the next release.

Andy Liu

Former Employee

Feb 27, 2019

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. We will add this functionality to the next release.

RahulAdb

Copper Contributor

Feb 28, 2019

This is confusing. In another thread it was specified that there is no need to differentiate between APPX and MSIX. APPX is a subset of MSIX.

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/MSIX-Packaging-and-Tools/Differentiating-between-appx-and-msix-packages/m-p/356092#M336

Also in another thread it was mentioned that MakeAppx.exe will automatically generate MSIX or APPX based on the package content.

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/MSIX-Packaging-and-Tools/How-to-specify-package-type-msix-or-appx-using-manual-packaging/m-p/356070#M333

What new feature is being talked about here?

Andy Liu
Former Employee
Feb 28, 2019
We have a bug with using the packaging layout (with MakeAppx.exe "build" command) where it won't create MSIX packages automatically, we will fix this for the next release. If you are using the MakeAppx.exe "pack" command to create packages then that should work fine for creating MSIX packages.
- Sigmarsson
  Brass Contributor
  May 28, 2020
  Hello Andy Liu
  
  Is it fixed now ? I keep encounter a perplexing error message such :
  
  MakeAppx : error: Error info: error 80080204: App manifest validation error: Line 2, Column 2, Reason: A <Resource> element is required for packages targeting OS version 10.0.16299.0 or earlier.
  
  What is your take on of this ?