WiX v3.x we turned on validation by default. That can be very slow. The "-sval" switch will disable it to get a more apples-to-apples comparison.
On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 2:52 PM, Andrew J. Dalgleish < adalgle...@santanderconsumerusa.com> wrote: > I have a question regarding performance, as we move from an earlier > version of wix 2.0.5325.0 to the current stable build. > A little background on how we use wix: > We start with a very simple xml file, which contains only the essential > things that define what goes in the msi. > Here is what a website setup project looks like: > > OurWebSite.wixml > > <install SetupProjectName="OurWebSite" > ProductCode="343e0bea-7f2e-4513-b420-9f57b321aa73" ProductName="Our Web > Site"> > <source path="Web Sites\Our Web Site"> > <exclude pattern="\.cs$"/> > <exclude pattern="\.csproj$"/> > ... > </source> > </install> > > After our build is complete, another process reads all wixml files and > foreach: > > merge a xsl template to generate valid wxs out file > then batch execute: > candle -out %1.wixobj %1.wxs > C:\WixLogs\%1.candle.out > light -out %1.msi %1.wixobj > C:\WixLogs\%1.light.out > > So that's our custom process - kudos to the wix team, we've built millions > of msi this way. > > We recently encountered a problem building a project targeted for the .net > framework 4.0. > So I decided to use a newer version of wix (3.5.2519.0) without changing > our process (although I had to update our wxs template to match the wix3 > schema). > Test builds yielded a working msi, but the time taken for msi generation > step is much longer. > I don't have an accurate comparison from the build box yet, but it usually > takes about 314s for all 200 msi. With wix3.5, it got to 1680s before the > process had to end prematurely. > With a clean checkout from svn (no dll's or exe's built yet), wix2 took > 74s, wix3.5 took 202s. > I tried the -ss flag for light but that didn't help. > > Is there anything about this process or in general I can look at to get > the per-msi compile time down? > > > > Andrew Dalgleish > Santander Consumer USA Inc. > Application Developer > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > RoadLoans.com - Auto Finance Made Easy > http://www.roadloans.com > > Follow RoadLoans on Facebook > http://www.facebook.com/roadloans > > Download the RoadLoans App for your Smartphone > http://iphone.roadloans.com & http://android.roadloans.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This e-mail is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 > U.S.C. Sections 2510-2521. The information contained in this e-mail is > confidential and intended only for use of the individual or entity named > above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the > employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you > are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this > communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in > error or there are any problems please notify the originator immediately. > > The unauthorized use, disclosure, copying or alteration of this message is > strictly forbidden. This mail and any attachments have been scanned for > viruses prior to leaving the Santander Consumer USA network. Santander > Consumer USA Inc. will not be liable for direct, special, indirect or > consequential damages arising from alteration of the contents of this > message by a third party or as a result of any virus being passed on. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning > Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing > also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
