Based on the following document (and probably other pots to the forum, long ago) I had implemented cab reuse. http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/howtos/general/optimizing_builds.html
The cause of the problem detailed in this thread is that I had defined a single cab cache path without considering either $(Configuration) or $(Platform). The fact that a different compression level was specified than the cached cab file was ignored. The result was that the output files between Debug (with -dcl:none) and Release (with -dcl:high) were whatever size was cached first. Once CabinetCachePath is defined as: <CabinetCachePath>cabs\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)</CabinetCachePath> (and the Solution closed and reloaded to reload the external Target where the above is defined) then the change in compression level is observed. Thanks again for all of the assistance! -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Compression-Level-tp7597566p7597642.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
