New Generic VCS Wizard

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The New Generic VCS wizard steps you through the process of mounting a working directory of version-controlled files that use the IDE's generic VCS support. The following table describes the pages in the New Generic VCS wizard.

To open the wizard, choose Versioning and choose Mount Version Control and choose Generic VCS from the main window.

Wizard Page Description
Profile Specify a VCS profile in the Version Control System Profile combo box. The Version Control System Profile combo box presents you with all of the available VCS profiles installed in the IDE. Select the profile and operating system that best suits your setup. Select the Only Show Profiles Compatible With Current Operating System checkbox to filter out the profiles that do not match your operating system.

Other settings on the Profile page differ depending on which profile you select. For more information on the profile settings for specific VCS profiles, see:

Mounting a PVCS Directory
Mounting a Visual Source Safe Directory
Mounting a CVS Directory With Generic VCS Support
Advanced Select the Advanced Mode checkbox to have the IDE prompt you for advanced command options when calling VCS commands.

Select the Offline Mode checkbox to disable automatic refreshing of file status for your VCS filesystem. You can still get status information for a file by using the Refresh command.

Configure your VCS filesystem to call the Edit command whenever you edit a read-only file. You can call the command with or without notification and specify the notification message. The Edit command is called the first time you modify the contents of a read-only file. You can open and browse the file without calling the Edit command.

Configure your VCS filesystem to call the Lock command when you modify any files within the filesystem. This setting is useful when using VSS, PVCS, or other filesystems that require reserved checkouts.

Select the Print Command Output checkbox to print all command output for this filesystem to the Output window. If the checkbox is unselected, command output is printed to the Output window only if the command fails.

Specify which operating systems the current profile is compatible with. These entries dictate what profiles appear in the Version Control System Profile combo box when the Only Show Profiles Compatible With Current Operating System checkbox is selected.

Click Edit Commands to edit the commands that the IDE uses to interact with the command-line executable for your version control system.

Click Edit Variables to edit the VCS profile's variables.

Environment Create a new user-defined environment variable by clicking Insert and typing the name of the new variable. To change a variable's value, click its Variable Values field and type a new value. You can then use this variable in your VCS commands.

Most system environment variables must be set outside of the IDE. To disable a system environment variable for use with VCS, deselect its checkbox in the Used In VCS column.

See Also
Mounting a Directory With Generic VCS Support
Reconfiguring a VCS Filesystem
Generic VCS Filesystem Properties
Global Settings for VCS Filesystems
Configuring the VCS Profile Customizer
Modifying VCS Command Parameters and Variables

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