Yes, what it is getting hung up on is enumerating a hundred thousand files one by one and adding them up to a giant string that is passed on to the MSI engine.
I looked at the RemoveFolderEx C++ implementation and it confirmed all my suspicions, so I went ahead and took it out and created my own managed custom action instead, which does the whole thing in one line: Directory.Delete(path, true) :-) Of course I added proper error handling and session return codes etc. but now it's super fast and doing exactly what I needed it to do. I'll probably do a blog post on it, I'll update this thread with the link when it's up. // Sascha On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 12:06 PM, Nick Ramirez <nickra...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Is it getting hung up on something? When you uninstall with logging, does > the > log show anything happening that takes a long time around where it calls > RemoveFiles? > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/RemoveFolderEx-really-slow-on-large-folders-tp7594451p7594615.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Is your legacy SCM system holding you back? Join Perforce May 7 to find > out: > • 3 signs your SCM is hindering your productivity > • Requirements for releasing software faster > • Expert tips and advice for migrating your SCM now > http://p.sf.net/sfu/perforce > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Is your legacy SCM system holding you back? Join Perforce May 7 to find out: • 3 signs your SCM is hindering your productivity • Requirements for releasing software faster • Expert tips and advice for migrating your SCM now http://p.sf.net/sfu/perforce _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
