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Windows Installer Editor Reference
releases in the installation are compiled. To compile a specific release, go to the
Releases page, select one or more releases, and click the Compile button at the right of
the Releases page.
Speeding the Compile
If you are working in a .WSI or .WSM file, you can use either of the following methods to
speed the compile process:
Mark the Enable Quick Compile check box in Wise Options. Quick Compile
compresses only previously uncompressed or changed files. If a file or media entry
has changed, a full compile occurs instead.
See Setting General Options
Use ExpressBuild, a multi-processor compile feature.
See About ExpressBuild
To compile an installation
1. Click Compile at the lower right of the main window.
2. Select the type of compile from the button menu. (Not available in Standard
Edition.)
With Enterprise Management Server, Security Setup determines whether these
options appear.
Local Compile
The package is compiled locally.
If the installation contains files that have missing or invalid source paths, the
Welcome dialog box of the Remove Missing Files tool appears. This lets you remove
those files if they should not be in the installation.
See Removing Files With Missing or Invalid Source Paths
Remote Compile
The package is compiled on the Wise Package Studio server and the operation is
managed by the Wise Task Manager. The package must be in the share point
directory, and its source files must have UNC or relative paths. Before the package
is compiled, it is saved and closed in Windows Installer Editor.
See Wise Task Manager in the Wise Package Studio Help.
Compile Results
If you are working in an .MSI or .MSM, compiling saves the file. If file paths are stored in
the .MSI, compiling first refreshes the files with the latest version. If files cannot be
read, or other errors occur, errors are listed in the Task List. Use the Task List to
determine the source of the errors.
See Using the Task List on page 25.
If you see messages that files are missing, you can suppress the file refresh by marking
the Don't update or recompress files when saving check box on the Product Details
page.
If merge modules are missing, you can download them using Help menu > Download
Redistributables.
See also:
Working With Wise Installation Files
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