IDE Error during build

[rampage]

I always get this error anytime i do a "compressed web based-exe":

Compressing install: OFFLINE\\IFUNNSISANCENGTOFIEERFAETRFFFF0\\license.rtf (100%)
Error during build: Unable to build setup files: Please restart IDE

i even tried creating a new default project and i still got the error. anyone know how to fix this?

[sinan]

How much free memory do you have on your build system?

Please try lowering the compression strength (choose something closer to none, and far away from best, for instance) - and see if that helps.

[cdmackie]

I get this quite often, and have to shutdown Visual Studio.Net which is running. It does seem to be memory related, but there should be bags of it left.


Colin

[sinan]

Yes, Best does have very large memory requirements. Good still offers very close compression - if not identical - in most cases.

[jgoemaat]

FYI - I, too, have experienced this same thing today (I am a new user). I'm running InstallAware 2005 and I have a P4 3+Ghz with over 1GB of free memory (2GB total), and can't even select the best compression level. But the next lowest level still does pretty good. I can't imagine the powerhouse machine needed to use best compression level.

[sinan]

Yes, unfortunately the algorithm does currently attempt to allocate more memory than it needs in some cases - not to worry though, we have already addressed this issue in the upcoming service pack.

[Edhy]

Hi,

I am also testing InstallAware and having a system with 2GB memory keep getting this same error: Error during build: Unable to build setup files: Please restart IDE.

This is very annoying and may suggest some kind of inestability of your product. So far I like what I've seen, speciall coming from Wise Installation and not really wanted to get into InstallShield.

When will this Service Pack be ready?

Thanks!

[sinan]

Very soon, our licensed users are already receiving copies of the betas.

In the meantime the stop-gap solution will be to lower your compression to Good, down from Best.

I apologize for the inconvenience.

[Edhy]

Hi Sinan,

Thanks for the quick response, I'll keep testing.