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. I'm not sure what it is actually doing. >> >> >> >> Thank You, >> >> Igor >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> View this message in context: >> >> http://www.nabble.com/light.exe-is-very-slow.-What-options-is- >> >> safe-use-to-make-link-faster--tf3729189.html#a10438040 >> >> Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> ----------- >> >> This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express >> >> Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take >> >> control of your XML. No limits. Just data. 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