VS 2008, Web service and Extremely Slow Build

[Chris Botha]

I have a Web Service with approx 90 functions.
I had, or still have, a VS 2005 Windows app that has a reference to the Web
Service and when building the Windows app it takes a few seconds to build
the release or debug.

Create a VS 2008 Windows app with only 1 form and a "hello world" button on
the form, and building is blinding fast.
Now add a Web Reference to the Web Service, and the app takes longer than 1
minute to build, release or debug.
Make one change to the source file of the form, for example add a comment
line, and the build takes a minute again.

I don't know what it is doing, as during the build the CPU usage is 25% or
lower, RAM usage less than 50% of the RAM (quad AMD with 3 gig RAM).

[Marc Gravell]

Well, I don't know the cause here - but perhaps create the
web-reference code manaually (not inside VS) via wsdl.exe,
wse3wsdl.exe or svcutil.exe? Then it doesn't recreate until you want
it to...

If the web-service is in the same sln, you might also want to try
using a web-application project for the web-service; in my experience
these buold a lot quicker than the web-site equivalents. (this only
applies if the time is being used building the web-service).

Marc

[Alberto Poblacion]

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I don't know what it is doing, as during the build the CPU usage is 25% or
lower, RAM usage less than 50% of the RAM (quad AMD with 3 gig RAM).

I don't have an answer to the main question (why the build is so slow),
but the fact that CPU usage is 25% and you have a quad CPU seems to indicate
that the compiler is running a single thread, so it is only using one of
your four CPUs, and it is working at 100% of the capability of that one CPU.
So yes, it is busy during all the time that your compilation is taking.

[Chris Botha]

Yup, on a single core PC the CPU runs at 100% performing the same exercise.
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>I don't know what it is doing, as during the build the CPU usage is 25%
or lower, RAM usage less than 50% of the RAM (quad AMD with 3 gig RAM).

I don't have an answer to the main question (why the build is so slow),
but the fact that CPU usage is 25% and you have a quad CPU seems to
indicate that the compiler is running a single thread, so it is only using
one of your four CPUs, and it is working at 100% of the capability of that
one CPU. So yes, it is busy during all the time that your compilation is
taking.