Source Versioning for Visual Studio Express
Solution 1
Short answer: No.
The Express editions support neither the Add-Ins nor Source Control providers (SCC plug-ins). While there are ways to make this work, they are undocumented, violate the license and have caused legal trouble before…
Solution 2
Way I do this is I have TortosieHG installed and then in visual studios express i went to Tools>External Tools.
I created the following enteries:
Title: HG New Repositry
Command: C:\Program Files\TortoiseHg\hgtk.exe
Arguments: --nofork init Initial
directory: $(SolutionDir)
Title: HG Commit
Command: C:\Program Files\TortoiseHg\hgtk.exe
Arguments: --nofork init Initial directory: $(SolutionDir)
I then added the two external tools to the toolbar. Now I don't get as nice intergration as I would with the full version of visual studios but I can commit source code and create a source repository without leaving Visual Studios.
Solution 3
You don't really need an integration/plugin. First is not supported but there are very good alternatives to make it work.
Whatever SCM you decide to use (SVN, GIT, PlasticSCM, Mercurial) just use the "find changes" workflow:
- Do your changes
- Find your modifications within the tool you've chosen to use
- Commit
http://codicesoftware.blogspot.com/2009/12/how-to-find-changes-on-plastic-scm.html
Edit: PlasticSCM is free for up to 15 users since Nov 1st 2010.
Solution 4
Visual studio 2012 Express offers an express version of Team Foundation Server.
Solution 5
Source control integration is not supported in the Express editions of Visual Studio. Check out the feature comparison chart at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/products/cc149003.aspx
Mike Wills
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Updated on May 22, 2020Comments
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Mike Wills almost 4 years
Is there any Visual Studio Express plug ins for source versioning? I am starting a project on my own and only have the Express version of Visual Studio 2008.