Hi,
I'm using Visual Studio 2010 and TFS 2010. Is there a way that dll version be automatically incremented with each TFS build?
Thanks
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A:
You can use Version task from msbuildtasks
Here's blog post by Jeremy Jameson with step-by-step instructions on how to use it.
bniwredyc
2010-07-15 05:34:38
@bniwredyc: That blog post is about TFS 2008 and build tasks. But I'm searching for a TFS 2010 solution. TFS 2010 uses WF 4.0 instead of build tasks.
afsharm
2010-07-15 06:00:13
@afsharm: just add MSBuild workflow activity to use task that you need.
bniwredyc
2010-07-15 06:51:17
@bniwredyc: would you please explain how to do it?
afsharm
2010-07-17 08:26:37
A:
I have a blog post on how to version your assemblies in TFS Build 2010: How to Create a Custom Workflow Activity for TFS Build 2010 RTM
Jim Lamb
2010-07-15 09:22:56
@Jim: I have spent a full day on reading your post and applying it on my project. I corrected all issues one by one. But finally it does not update `AssemblyVersion` in `AssemblyInfo.cs` without any error. In addition I didn't find anything in your sample code that indicates changes will be commit back on the source control. Also you blog post does not allow me to comment there.
afsharm
2010-07-17 07:56:32
There's no need to commit the changes back to source control since the version is based on the build number. Modifying files in source control during a build is generally something you'll want to avoid. Are your assemblies getting versioned, or not?
Jim Lamb
2010-07-17 11:42:45
@Jim: I now understand why no activity exists with source control. But assemblies are still not versioned. I traced the process by adding `WriteBuildWarning` just before calling `ReplaceInFile`, so I'm sure `ReplaceInFile` is executed. I just tried to use `UpdateVersionInfo` instead but still no assembly is versioned. I have put the activity in `Overal Build Process\ Run On Agent` just before `Initialize Variables` activity. May this be the root cause of `ReplaceInFile` and `UpdateVersionInfo` not to function?
afsharm
2010-07-17 12:16:49
@Jim: Finally I got Activity Pack to work. Now it works greatly. Thanks.
afsharm
2010-07-22 06:08:04