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 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. Registered in Scotland No. > > SC151456 > > Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, > > Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Alec Taylor [mailto:alec.tayl...@gmail.com] > > Sent: 08 December 2010 16:32 > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > Subject: [WiX-users] Using LZMA instead of default compression > > > > Hi > > > > I've been using MakeMSI for a while now, and it's great that it uses > > LZMA [through http://upx.sourceforge.net/], as it offers an excellent > > compressions ratio with a fast decompression. > > > > Can the same be done with WiX? - If so, how? > > > > Please tell me if this can be done > > > > Thank you, > > > > Alec Taylor > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > ------ > > This SF Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: > > > > WikiLeaks The End of the Free Internet > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/therealnews-com > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------- This SF Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: > > > > WikiLeaks The End of the Free Internet > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/therealnews-com > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: > > WikiLeaks The End of the Free Internet > http://p.sf.net/sfu/therealnews-com > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: WikiLeaks The End of the Free Internet http://p.sf.net/sfu/therealnews-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
