That Windows Installer decides on "Feature level" which files to touch rather than on "Component level" explains a lot, as I had used only a single feature. After dividing this feature into >100 smaller features the patch is ready after 18 minutes. That's still not great but a significant improvement nonetheless. According to the log file, the most time (about 11 minutes) is spent on "InstallValidate". But as I'm already using whole file patching, I don't see much room for further improvement on that system.
(The patch process was not further accelerated by: - doubling the number of features - setting OptimizedInstallMode="yes" in the Patch element - refraining to use any RemoveFile operation (was just an idea because I was using them to bend Microsoft minor upgrade rules)) -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/400MB-Patch-taking-more-than-40-minutes-to-execute-Is-that-normal-tp7587782p7587865.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite! It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production. Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
