Hmm, I would have thought %WIX_TEMP% would move everything. Please do file a bug.
In the meantime, I think the cab cache switch (light.exe -cc path) will move the cabinet building for you. 2009/11/18 Matti Hägerlund <matti.hagerl...@gmail.com> > Hi all. > When using WIX to create large MSI's, it would be convenient to > redirect the storing of temp files created by WIX to some other > storage media. > As I understand, this is done by setting WIX_TEMP environment variable. > > And yes, it does redirect some of the temp files, but not ALL. Some > still end up in C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Temp. > > What light does: > > 1) Create directory called something like xvnt3tm8. This directory > contains a directory called cab_0_WixUIExtension and a file called > cab_0_WixUIExtension.cab. The location of this dierctory can be > configured with WIX_TEMP. > > 2) Create temp file(s), called something like 00000003.1188 in > C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Temp. These files are > the CAB files, I think, so they can be up to 2 GB each. > > 3) Copy temp files (e.g. 00000003.1188) from C:\Documents and > Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Temp to xvnt3tm8. > > 4) Remove 00000003.1188 from C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local > Settings\Temp > > Here is the question: > How do I configure WIX NOT to store the temp file 00000003.1188 in > C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Temp? > > I would like to store it elsewhere, as there is more space on other disks. > > To summarize: I know, that I can use envoronment variable WIX_TEMP, to > set where some temp files end up. The problem is the CAB-temp-files. > > /M4tti > > -- > __o __o __o > _`\<,_ _`\<,_ _`\<,_ > (_)/ (_) (_)/ (_) (_)/ (_) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus > on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
