Multi-proc build works on my machines but it is highly dependent on machine speed. Thus far it is a matter of getting the dependencies between projects right.
Generation of that particular .wxi is annoying in the build. I haven't sat down to come up with a better replacement. It's very old, old thing. -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Cran [mailto:br...@cran.org.uk] Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 10:51 AM To: WiX toolset developer mailing list Subject: [WiX-devs] Multi-processor builds Is the wix39 build supposed to be multi-processor safe? I'm getting an error when using '/m' with MSBuild 12.0 (VS2013): 26>GenerateWixInclude.exe : fatal error GWI0000: The process cannot access the file 'C:\Users\bcran\workspace\tmp\wix\build\debug\inc\caerr.wxi' because it is being used by another process. [C:\Users\bcran\workspace\tmp\wix\src\libs\wcautil\wcautil.vcxproj] Stack Trace: at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath) at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, Fil eOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy) at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, String msgPath , Boolean bFromProxy) at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share) at System.Xml.XmlTextWriter..ctor(String filename, Encoding encoding) at Microsoft.Tools.MsgGen.MsgGen.GenerateWixIncludeMain..ctor(String[] args) in c:\Users\bcran\workspace\tmp\wix\tools\src\GenerateWixInclude\Gener ateWixInclude.cs:line 114 at Microsoft.Tools.MsgGen.MsgGen.Main(String[] args) in c:\Users\bcran\workspace\tmp\wix\tools\src\GenerateWixInclude\GenerateWixInclude.cs:line 40 26>C:\Users\bcran\workspace\tmp\wix\tools\WixBuild.Tools.targets(335,5): error MSB3073: The command ""C:\Users\bcran\workspace\tmp\wix\build\debug\x86\Gene rateWixInclude.exe" -nologo "custommsierrors.h" "C:\Users\bcran\workspace\tmp\wix\build\debug\inc\caerr.wxi"" exited with code 2. [C:\Users\bcran\worksp ace\tmp\wix\src\libs\wcautil\wcautil.vcxproj] -- Bruce ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. Learn Why More Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For Critical Workloads, Development Environments & Everything In Between. Get a Quote or Start a Free Trial Today. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=119420431&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-devs mailing list WiX-devs@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-devs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. Learn Why More Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For Critical Workloads, Development Environments & Everything In Between. Get a Quote or Start a Free Trial Today. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=119420431&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-devs mailing list WiX-devs@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-devs