Gen Build Tool "error LGHT0103" when creating Windows GUI C MSI
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Gen Build Tool "error LGHT0103" when creating Windows GUI C MSI

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Products

Gen Gen - Workstation Toolset

Issue/Introduction

Using Gen 8.6 Build Tool with Visual Studio 2019 (VS2019).
See the following error when creating a Windows GUI C MSI:

[exec] C:\Program Files (x86)\CA\Gen86\gen\bt\scripts\WiX\VSRuntime.wxs(20) : error LGHT0103 : The system cannot find the file 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Professional\VC\Redist\MSVC\14.28.29325\MergeModules\Microsoft_VC142_CRT_x86.msm'.

[exec] C:\Program Files (x86)\CA\Gen86\gen\bt\scripts\WiX\VSRuntime.wxs(21) : error LGHT0103 : The system cannot find the file 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Professional\VC\Redist\MSVC\14.28.29325\MergeModules\Microsoft_VC142_MFC_x86.msm'.

[exec] C:\Program Files (x86)\CA\Gen86\gen\bt\scripts\WiX\VSRuntime.wxs(22) : error LGHT0103 : The system cannot find the file 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Professional\VC\Redist\MSVC\14.28.29325\MergeModules\Microsoft_VC142_MFCLOC_x86.msm'. 

Environment

Gen 8.6 Build Tool

Resolution

The Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 needs to have the "C++2019 Redistribute MSMs" installed.