If you want to use UPX on your executable code, I would recommend making it part of the build process for your executable code. That way you are always testing the UPX modified executables. Then you package with the WiX toolset what you originally tested. <smile/>
On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro) < edwin.cas...@fiserv.com> wrote: > Aha! From http://upx.sourceforge.net/ > > " UPX achieves an excellent compression ratio and offers very fast > decompression. Your executables suffer no memory overhead or other drawbacks > for most of the formats supported, because of in-place decompression." > > There we go, it has in-place decompression so you don't need to decompress > anything prior to use or after installation. That's a very interesting > feature. > > I haven't found any reference that shows MakeMSi using upx.exe for regular > installed files yet. If you do find one let me know. This is quite > interesting. > > Edwin G. Castro > Software Developer - Staff > Electronic Banking Services > Fiserv > Office: 503-746-0643 > Fax: 503-617-0291 > www.fiserv.com > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro) [mailto:edwin.cas...@fiserv.com] > > Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 11:59 AM > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Using LZMA instead of default compression > > > > Interesting. I did a little more digging and found this: > > > > http://dennisbareis.com/makemsi-manual/dllca_c.htm > > > > It suggests that upx.exe is used only to compress dll custom actions > residing > > in the Binary table. > > > > I still don't see anything specifically that knows how to decompress the > dll > > prior to calling the custom action so I need to do more research to > figure out > > how this all works. > > > > I think it is safe to say though that regular installed files do not get > > compressed with upx.exe. > > > > Edwin G. Castro > > Software Developer - Staff > > Electronic Banking Services > > Fiserv > > Office: 503-746-0643 > > Fax: 503-617-0291 > > www.fiserv.com > > P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro) [mailto:edwin.cas...@fiserv.com] > > > Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 11:07 AM > > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Using LZMA instead of default compression > > > > > > If I'm reading this right, upx.exe is getting used at build time to > > > compress the file but the compressed file will then get stuffed into a > > > cab anyway (because that's what Windows Installer requires). Perhaps > > > MakeMSI is not compressing the cab and using it strictly as a > container. > > > > > > You could simulate this by updating your build process to call upx.exe > > > for the appropriate files at build time (some time before you call > > > light.exe) and then specify that the Media (cab) not use compression > > > (double compression typically results in more disk space consumption). > > > You'll need to decompress the files after they are installed with a > custom > > action. > > > > > > Supporting something like this in WiX should not be impossible but I > > > think it will be highly unlikely to be supported as this will require > > > a custom action to decompress the files after they are installed. > > > > > > Edwin G. Castro > > > Software Developer - Staff > > > Electronic Banking Services > > > Fiserv > > > Office: 503-746-0643 > > > Fax: 503-617-0291 > > > www.fiserv.com > > > P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Alec Taylor [mailto:alec.tayl...@gmail.com] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 9:46 PM > > > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Using LZMA instead of default compression > > > > > > > > ;------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- > > > > ------- > > > > ;--- We will look for "UPX.EXE", if we find it we will configure > MAKEMSI --- > > - > > > > ;--- to compress the generated DLL... > ---- > > > > ;------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- > > > > ------- <$GetFullBuildTimeFileName RcVar="@@UpxFile" > > Macro="UPX.EXE" > > > > File="upx.exe" MustExist="N"> ;;See "sundry.mmh" > > > > #if [@@UpxFile = ''] > > > > ;--- Non-fatal so we'll just tell user > ---------------------------------- > > > > #( > > > > #define+ DLLCA-C_COMPRESS_DLL_COMMAND_LINE ;;Need to > > > > OVERRIDE value (we couldn't do it earler or > "GetFullBuildTimeFileName" > > > > wouldn't exist!) > > > > echo INFO: DLL not being compressed (UPX.EXE not found) > > > > #) > > > > #elseif > > > > ;--- "UPX.EXE" was found > ------------------------------------------------ > > > > #( > > > > ;--- Define the macro that MAKEMSI will use as required > ------------- > > > > #define+ DLLCA-C_COMPRESS_DLL_COMMAND_LINE ;;Need to > > > > OVERRIDE value (we couldn't do it earler or > "GetFullBuildTimeFileName" > > > > wouldn't exist!) > > > > > > > > ;--- I expect "upx.exe" to be in the "PATH" environment > variable ---- > > > > "<??@@UpxFile>" ;;Full name of > > > > UPX.EXE (get from "http://upx.sourceforge.net/";) > > > > > > > > ;--- I want highest compression > ------------------------------------- > > > > --best > > > > > > > > ;--- Backup the DLL as a debugging aid... > --------------------------- > > > > -k > > > > #) > > > > #endif > > > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 1:20 PM, Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro) > > > > <edwin.cas...@fiserv.com> wrote: > > > > > How exactly do you get MakeMSI to do use LZMA compression? > > > > > > > > > > I was intrigued by the question so I looked for and installed > > > > > MakeMSI but I > > > > can't find any references to LZMA compression. > > > > > > > > > > Edwin G. Castro > > > > > Software Developer - Staff > > > > > Electronic Banking Services > > > > > Fiserv > > > > > Office: 503-746-0643 > > > > > Fax: 503-617-0291 > > > > > www.fiserv.com > > > > > P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > > > >> From: Alec Taylor [mailto:alec.tayl...@gmail.com] > > > > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 5:53 PM > > > > >> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > > > >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Using LZMA instead of default > > > > >> compression > > > > >> > > > > >> Is that how MakeMSI does it? > > > > >> > > > > >> I don't see why you can't implement upx into Burn... > > > > >> > > > > >> On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 3:56 AM, Pally Sandher > > > > >> <pally.sand...@iesve.com> > > > > >> wrote: > > > > >> > Been asked before (many many times, see nabble or mail- > > > archive.com). > > > > >> > Unless Windows Installer supports it, it's unlikely for WiX to > > > > >> > support it. In this case you're limited by the Cabinet API if > > > > >> > you want to ship purely MSI's. Cabinets are either LZX or MSZIP > > > > >> > algorithm > > > > compression. > > > > >> > > > > > >> > If you want to implement something like LZMA yourself then you > > > > >> > can do something like specifying no compression in your Media > > > > >> > Elements & then compress the resulting MSI & CABs using a self- > > > extractor. > > > > >> > Burn & other bootstrappers may support something like that but > > > > >> > WiX itself doesn't/can't. > > > > >> > > > > > >> > Palbinder Sandher > > > > >> > Software Deployment & IT Administrator > > > > >> > T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 > > > > >> > F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 > > > > >> > > > > > >> > http://www.iesve.com > > > > >> > **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the <Virtual Environment>** > > > > >> > Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. 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