This sounds like a plan.
I can skip validation for all my intermediate MSI files for each language and then do a single validation of a final MSI that contains all transforms from a neutral to each language. Thanks, Igor Rob Mensching-2 wrote: > > Antivirus tools can do amazing horrible things to the build operations > that the WiX toolset does. Moving files around and cabinet modifications > seem to look like virus stuff. Disabling the antivirus from scanning the > directories where you are having stuff built (including %TEMP% or > %WIX_TEMP% if you use that) can help. > > MSI validation is a very intensive static analysis of your MSI just before > the build is complete (i.e. after all the MSI and files are built). Try > disabling validation (-sval) then use smoke.exe to run validation > standalone. See how the perf numbers change. > > Note: The MSI validation is not controlled by the WiX toolset. We just > use the ICEs provided by the Windows Installer team. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Igor Maslov > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 1:34 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] light.exe is very slow. What options is safe use > to make link faster? > > > > I can't - company policy. > I don't think such slow speed can be explained by antivirus software, but > who knows. > > > > Simon Dahlbacka wrote: >> >> try switching off antivirus and similar products fiddling around with >> your >> files behind your back.. >> >> On 5/11/07, Igor Maslov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Switching off MSI validation does not seem quite right, but having build >>> last >>> for 10 hours is not acceptable as well. >>> >>> I wonder why light.exe takes only 3-8% of CPU and almost no hard drive >>> activity mosst of the time. >>> What it actually does? >>> >>> >>> >>> Brett Kapilik wrote: >>> > >>> > You can try using -sval to supress the MSI validation. That is what >>> eats >>> > up most of the time. But of couse, you miss out on validation... >>> > >>> > However, for doing test builds, that should speed it up. >>> > >>> > - Brett >>> > >>> >> -----Original Message----- >>> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>> >> Igor Maslov >>> >> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 2:26 PM >>> >> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> >> Subject: [WiX-users] light.exe is very slow. What options is >>> >> safe use to make link faster? >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Hello, >>> >> >>> >> I have several thousand files in the installation and linking >>> >> stage is very slow. It takes more than an hour per language. >>> >> >>> >> I tried to use -ss option with no effect. Cabinet creation is >>> >> not the reason, since I have the same slow times for >>> >> uncompressed files. >>> >> >>> >> What checks can I switch off safely to make link step faster? >>> >> >>> >> Most of the time CPU usage is very low and file activity also >>> >> low. 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