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
