.CHI file listed as dependency by Package and Deployment Wizard

The Visual Studio Package and Deployment Wizard will list a .CHI (Compiled Help Index) file as a dependency for any VB project with .CHM (Compiled Help Module) help. The HTML Help Workshop does not generate a .CHI file by default as the .CHM file already contains all indexing information.

This is a "quirk"/bug as described here. The .CHI file can be safely removed from the installer and any messages ignored.

If you want to create a .CHI file, you can do so by editing your .HHP (HTML Help Project) file in a text editor and adding the following lines:

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