[wix-users] heat.exe System.OutOfMemoryException help

[Shintaro Takechi]

I tried to run heat.exe with lots of files on the network and it gave me
OutOfMemoryException after waiting for an extended period of time.

heat.exe(0,0): error HEAT0001: Exception of type
'System.OutOfMemoryException' was thrown.
Exception Type: System.OutOfMemoryException
Stack Trace:
  at System.Text.StringBuilder.ExpandByABlock(Int32 minBlockCharCount)
  at System.Text.StringBuilder.Append(Char* value, Int32 valueCount)
  at System.Text.StringBuilder.Append(Char[] value, Int32 startIndex, Int32
charCount)
  at System.IO.StringWriter.Write(Char[] buffer, Int32 index, Int32 count)
  at System.Xml.XmlEncodedRawTextWriter.FlushBuffer()
  at System.Xml.XmlEncodedRawTextWriter.WriteAttributeTextBlock(Char* pSrc,
Char* pSrcEnd)
  at System.Xml.XmlEncodedRawTextWriter.WriteString(String text)
  at System.Xml.XmlEncodedRawTextWriterIndent.WriteString(String text)
  at System.Xml.XmlWellFormedWriter.WriteString(String text)
  at System.Xml.XmlWriter.WriteAttributeString(String localName, String
value)
  at
Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Serialize.Component.OutputXml(XmlWriter
writer)
  at
Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Serialize.ComponentGroup.OutputXml(XmlWriter
writer)
  at
Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Serialize.Fragment.OutputXml(XmlWriter
writer)
  at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Serialize.Wix.OutputXml(XmlWriter
writer)
  at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Tools.Heat.Run(String[] args)
C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\wix2010.targets(779,5):
error MSB3073: The command ""%WiX%\bin\Heat.exe" dir \\**SOMEWHERE ON
NETWORK** -cg ComponentGroupName -dr APPLICATIONFOLDER -srd -var
var.HarvestPath -ag -out Output.wxs" exited with code 1.

I thought may be its due to copying from network folder. So I modified it
by robocopying it to the local then trying the heap, but problem persisted.

heat.exe(0,0): error HEAT0001: Exception of type
'System.OutOfMemoryException' was thrown.
Exception Type: System.OutOfMemoryException
Stack Trace:
  at System.Text.StringBuilder.ExpandByABlock(Int32 minBlockCharCount)
  at System.Text.StringBuilder.Append(Char* value, Int32 valueCount)
  at System.Text.StringBuilder.Append(Char[] value, Int32 startIndex, Int32
charCount)
  at System.IO.StringWriter.Write(Char[] buffer, Int32 index, Int32 count)
  at System.Xml.XmlEncodedRawTextWriter.FlushBuffer()
  at System.Xml.XmlEncodedRawTextWriter.WriteAttributeTextBlock(Char* pSrc,
Char* pSrcEnd)
  at System.Xml.XmlEncodedRawTextWriter.WriteString(String text)
  at System.Xml.XmlEncodedRawTextWriterIndent.WriteString(String text)
  at System.Xml.XmlWellFormedWriter.WriteString(String text)
  at System.Xml.XmlWriter.WriteAttributeString(String localName, String
value)
  at
Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Serialize.RegistryValue.OutputXml(XmlWriter
writer)
  at
Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Serialize.Component.OutputXml(XmlWriter
writer)
  at
Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Serialize.ComponentGroup.OutputXml(XmlWriter
writer)
  at
Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Serialize.Fragment.OutputXml(XmlWriter
writer)
  at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Serialize.Wix.OutputXml(XmlWriter
writer)
  at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Tools.Heat.Run(String[] args)
C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\wix2010.targets(779,5):
error MSB3073: The command "robocopy.exe \\**SOMEWHERE ON NETWORK**
D:\**LOCAL LOCATION** *.* /V /MIR /NP /TEE /LOG:d:\some.log /XD MS_MapTiles
/XF *.ini /XF *.exe.config
"%WiX%\bin\Heat.exe" dir D:\**LOCAL LOCATION** -cg ComponentGroupName -dr
APPLICATIONFOLDER -srd -var var.HarvestPath -ag -out Output.wxs" exited
with code 1.

It is occurring in different file but it is consistently occuring.
The size of whole folder that I am trying to include comes out to be 8.56GB
with 17220 files and 1589 folders.
Would anybody know the solution for this?

Thank you very much.

Shintaro.