jasoncd
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Use local path for temp build files

In the media tab, I specify a network mapped drive for the destination. The build is actually creating the files on the mapped drive, then combining them into the single exe. It would be alot faster and cleaner to create the entire build in a local temp folder, then copy the final files to the destination, whether it be local or networked.
Cosmin
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Re: Use local path for temp build files

Hi,
It would be alot faster and cleaner to create the entire build in a local temp folder, then copy the final files to the destination, whether it be local or networked.
Actually, the build process copies the files in the target folder and then adds them to a package in the same folder. This involves two operations:
1 - copy the files
2 - build the package

If the package was built in the temp folder and then copied into the target folder, the operations would be:
1 - copy the files in the Temp folder
2 - build the package in the Temp folder
3 - move the package in the target folder

So this process could take longer.

Regards,
Cosmin
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