tfs

Is it possible to exclude some files from checkin (TFS) ?

We use configuration files within various projects under source control (TFS), where each developer has to make some adjustments in his local copy to configure his environment. The build process takes care about replacing the config files with the server configuration as a part of the deployment, so it doesn't actually matter what is in ...

Do I also need to upgrade to TFS 2010 RC?

I'm currently using the beta2 versions VS2010 Ultimate and TFS. I want to upgrade to the VS to the RC release, and I dont mind that, not much trouble. However, Do I need to install the TFS again for it to work? Because that would probably wouldn't be as smooth as just VS... ...

Comparison between CruiseControl, TeamCity and Team Foundation Server

Today we are using TFS 2008 for source control, and I imagine we will go for TFS 2010 as quick it goes RTM. We are going to use some continues integration tool but which one? I have been looking at both TeamCity and CruiseControl.NET both seems quite good (TeamCity were a little more easy to configure). I have seen some really promising...

If you need only version control and bug/issue tracking, is TFS too much?

We are a small Microsoft shop with 4 developers. We like the idea to have everything integrated and under the same SQL database but not to deal with too many features or a complexity we don't need. The other option would be to use two distinct third party tools. We also wonder if VS2010 version control and bug/issue tracking capabilitie...

tfs checkout problem

Hi I have an issue with my TFS: Another user is trying to merge files into a folder, but he gets an error saying that the folder is checked out by another user. I've checked (using the power tools), and there are no pending changes under this project at all. Forcing Undo/Unlock threw TF command line didn't help as well - I keep receiveng...

TFS plugin for eclipse

Are there any TFS plugins available for the Eclipse IDE? We are trying to centralise our SCM, and since we also develop Java 2 EE applications, we would like to have TFS integration in eclipse. Which plugins are available? Which have you found most useful. I heard that Microsoft may be releasing one, does anyone know about this? I h...

Microsoft TFS Build Automation - ASPNETCOMPILER error

I'm trying to get the build automation going for our TFS solution. The solution contains multiple class libraries, and one web site (not a web project). Everything seems to build fine, except for the web site. I'm getting the following error: ASPNETCOMPILER : error ASPRUNTIME: The target directory is not empty, and does not appear to co...

How do I prevent a TFS user to edit a specific project?

Suppose I have a solution inside a TFS collection that contains 3 projects. Ho do I specify what users can do on each project? I mean user A can has readonly access to Proj1, user B can edit Proj1, Proj2 and Proj3 while user C can edit Proj3 but not even see Proj1 and Proj2. Thanks! ...

TeamBuild: How to create a bug on a partially successful build.

Hello, I am using TFS 2008 and writing my builds using the built-in TeamBuild. I have the build set up in such a way that it will create a work item of type Bug upon failure, and will also create a bug upon unit test failure. However; today our build partially succeeded due to the fact that an exec task kicked off an executable which ...

TFS always prompts to resolve conflicts on files that have no conflicts!

I have 3 files that are always producing merge conflicts when I am trying to merge between the baseline and my development branch in either direction. When the merge tool opens, there are no conflicts in the files and I just click ok. But it will happen again next time I merge. What can I do to get TFS to realize that NOTHING HAS CHANGE...

How do I handle two assemblies with the same filename during a TFS 2010 RC build?

I am following the CSLA.NET for Silverlight pattern of using the same filename for the business objects assemblies. For example: CSLA.dll // .NET assembly MyProject.Entities.dll // .NET assembly CSLA.dll // Silverlight assembly MyProject.Entities.dll // Silverlight assembly This is done so you can use a si...

called generated web test code from console application

I had a general question about extracting code from a visual studio web test. I used the "generate code" option of a web test and got the following: using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.WebTesting; using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.WebTesting.Rules; namespace SignsOfLife { publ...

How to rollback in Visual Studio TFS?

I'm working on one sub-module of a large project for which is use VSTS 2008. I have a need to rollback the module to an earlier version (about 4 check-ins previous). I tried to do this in the Visual Studio UI, and finally realized there is no option to rollback. After some research, I determined there is a power tools download that pu...

Is there an equivalent to CustomizableOutDir in Team Build 2010?

Is there a 2010 version of CustomizableOutDir for TFS? I want to run a Silverlight and .NET project such as what is being talked about in this guidance article, and need the CustomizableOutDir functional to do something like this for my build to separate out Silverlight projects from .NET projects, some of whom have the same assembly na...

What happened to codesaga tfs/svn history viewer?

What happened with this fine tfs/svn history viewer? The codesaga.com domain seems to be governed by some other entity. It seems that project is not maintained anymore? ...

TFS 2010 Sharepoint Web Part error

I downloaded: Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 and Team Foundation Server® 2010 Beta 2 for Microsoft® Virtual PC 2007 SP1 Image When I go into the default installation of TFS project site in Sharepoint ( http://vs2010beta2/sites/DefaultCollection/IBuySpy/Dashboards/ProjectDashboard_wss.aspx ) I get this error on the webparts. There are ...

TFS 2008 MSBuild Dynamic Random Messages?

I have added custom build messages so the Visual Studio GUI shows status messages during the course of a msbuild. I would like to now add something dynamic so I can inject random cute thoughts for the build-watcher. How could this be done? Thanks. ...

TFS 2010 RC TeamBuild - Unable to view Test Run Results

Hi, Using Visual Studio & TFS 2010 RC TeamBuild, I get a message "Unable to view Test Run Results" when I click to View Test Results of my build in Team Explorer. The trx file exists on the server and Ive tried giving full permissions to the containing folder. The Build Log file says the tests were run (some failed) and published succ...

TFS 2008 getting all branches of source code while building one project

When I build one of our projects in TFS 2008 it takes about 30 minutes to build a small project. When I looked at the buildlog text I noticed that it is executing the following task which is getting all branches of our TFS repository (DEV,MAIN, PROD, TEST) and downloading the source before it builds. Is there a way to only get the depen...

When a TFS build is triggered by a check-in what how does it do the get?

I have a CI process set up in TFS 2008 so that every time a check-in happens a build is triggered but only if a build is not already running. The exact setting used in the configuration is the radio button labeled: "Accumulate check-ins until the prior build finishes (fewer builds)" The checkbox "Build no more than every _ minutes." is ...