version-control

How to work unbound in VS2008 when the solution is.

Scenario: Solution is bound The team prefers to work bound I want to work unbound. To that end, in Tools/Options/Source Control I set the current source control plug-in to None. However, when I load the solution, VS2008 switches the source control plugin on and binds all the files. How can I turn off the source control bindings for...

Is there a Darcs Plugin for Hudson

Hy, I want to use Hudson together with darcs (a scm). Is there a plugin which adds Darcs-Support to Hudson? I found no reference on the Pluginlist of Hudson, so has anybody found a plugin? I know I could write my own plugin but if somebody else has done this already I can save the time... Thanks! ...

How do I get Panic Coda to use Github for Source Control?

How do I get Panic Coda to use Github for Source Control? ...

Version control has me stumped

I've been developing websites for a few years now, and I've never had the time or energy to learn about version control. Now, as I start one of the bigger projects I've ever developed, I'm thinking of finally taking that plunge and using this as an opportunity to learn about version control. I've read a couple of brief descriptions and ...

A few basic version control questions

... which I didn't feel like splitting into several question posts, since I guess, them being basic, most people here will know how to answer. I've been developing for several years now, and I've never had the time to learn about version control. Renaming directories with different version names always seemed enough. Now, I've finally...

Managing aesthetic code changes in git

I find that I make a lot of small changes to my source code, often things that have almost no functional effect. For example: Refining or correcting comments. Moving function definitions within a class for a more natural reading order. Spacing and lining up some declarations for readability. Collapsing something using multiple lines on...

Version control to manage club project?

At my school, we're starting a coding competition for our CS club to help out our freshmen learn the practices of fast turn around times, due dates, code comparison, and API documentation using Robocode. I was wondering if there was a way to allow each member to work on their own packages/robots and pull them into a central location for...

What to think about when making a project open source?

I'm just about to publish a project as open source, and would really like some feedback on a couple of things: The code is quite clean but the version control history isn't. Mistakes, debug code, perhaps inappropriate code, etc. Should I clear the history before publishing, or import it anyway to the public repository? Should I priorit...

How to set a Mercurial VCS build trigger for TeamCity that ignores label operations

I am trying to setup a build trigger for TeamCity using Mercurial as the VCS. Right now the trigger looks like: +:/** This trigger get fired when changesets are committed. However, I have TeamCity setup to tag each build in the VCS. The tagging process is firing the above build trigger so the build gets caught in a loop. Can anyone s...

How to correctly preserve branch/merge history of an SVN repository when migrating to GIT

Hi everyone, I'm trying to migrate a small SVN repository w/ 2000+ revs with 10+ branches to GIT. Branches sometimes merge contents from other branches. My main choice, was obvisously to use: git svn clone -s URL However, my GIT history only preserved the branching information and never shows a merge. Having an hard time googling for...

Which files do you commit and/or omit from your source control?

I think we can all agree, when a developer gets a project out of their source control system... it should successfully build. Question: What extraneous files do you omit and which are you certain to add? ...

Installed git on OS X; What should I add to my PATH?

I just installed git 1.6.4.4 after downloading a DMG package from here. I now have /usr/local/git. But it isn't in my PATH. So I need to add it. My question is, should I add just /usr/local/git/bin, or do I also need to add one or more of these other directories? $ cd /usr/local/git/ $ ls -al total 0 drwxr-xr-x 3 joefleen wheel 102...

Subversion repository has a small file size compared to working copy!?

Hi there, I'm using Versions app on a mac to handle a SVN repository for my files. My working copy is around 6MB yet my repository is only 1.4MB, and I am holding 5 revisions in the repository! How can this be? Mike ...

Any good Mac|Linux software that will assist in writing version log files?

Pretty much the question I wrote in the title. Im just getting tired of filling in the version log text files manually all the time. ...

Github error: Repository under migration.

Hello together, There are two accounts on github I'd like to use. The first, my private one, is working correctly, I'm able to set up new repositorys, clone and push as I like. Then I signed up with a second user two days ago. It is meant to be my 'official' working account. So I try to set up some repositorys from this user. It seems ...

Documentation and version control

Given a project I'm about to start there will be documentation produced. What is the best practice for this? Should the documents live with the code and assets or should there be a separate documentation store? Edit I'd like a wiki but I will need to print the documents etc... It's a university project. ...

How to write the dynamic source for image control in style for a button (APP.XAML) in silverlight 3?

How to write the dynamic source for image control in style for a button (APP.XAML) in silverlight 3? ...

What are common antipatterns of using Git?

As a Git newbie, I realized that I have been using it as if it were Subversion. e.g. always working on master, not committing locally before pulling changes etc. This often results in avoidable manual merge situations. What are other common antipatterns of using Git? ...

Why do Version Control Systems lack the sharing functionallity of Visual Source Safe and what source control do you use and reckon is worth trying out?

We are looking for a Version Control System to change our current Source Safe one. We are using it along with Visual Studio. We've failed so far - and the main reason for it is that all the alternatives we see doesn't support one or more features of VSS, especially one that we use widely - file share! What's up with that? Alternatives l...

How to use git for multiple developers.

Hi, Here is very simple question for experienced Git user. I've created repository on git hosting and set up mine pc: git init git remote add origin git@*.sourcerepo.com:*/ *.git Then, after some changes I do: git add . git commit git push All these actions are done on first developer pc. Now the question: How does second develop...