You can use the Generic VCS customizer to change the basic filesystem settings that you entered in the New Generic VCS wizard. All filesystems mounted with generic VCS support, including CVS command-line filesystems, use the Generic VCS customizer. Changes made in the customizer apply only to the filesystem for which they are set.
You can open a VCS filesystem's customizer by right-clicking the filesystem's root node in the Explorer and choosing Customize.
Version Control System Profile
The Version Control System Profile combo box presents you with all of the
available VCS profiles currently installed in the IDE. Select the profile and
operating system that best suits your setup. You can select the Only Show Profiles
Compatible With Current Operating System to filter out the profiles that do
not match your operating system.
You can also save your current setup as a new profile by clicking Save As, entering the file name and profile label, and clicking Save. The file name is the name of the XML file where profile information is stored. The profile label is the name of the profile as it appears in IDE menus and combo boxes. The profile label is also used as the name of the profile's VCS commands submenu.
Other Profile Settings
The remaining settings in the Profile tab differ depending on which profile
is currently selected. These settings are the same settings that you set when
mounting a VCS filesystem with the New Generic VCS wizard. 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
Modes
When the Advanced Mode checkbox is selected, the IDE prompts you for advanced
command options when calling VCS commands.
When the Offline Mode checkbox is selected, the IDE disables automatic refreshing of file status for your VCS filesystem. You can still get file status information for a file by using the Refresh command.
Actions
You can 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.
You can also 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.
Other
You can select the Print Command Output checkbox to print all command output
for this filesystem to the Output window. If you leave the checkbox unselected,
command output is printed to the Output window only if the command fails.
You can also 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.
Edit Commands
Click this button to edit the commands that the IDE uses to interact with
the command-line executable for your version control system.
Edit Variables
Click this button to edit the VCS profile's variables.
User-Defined Environment Variables
You can create a new 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.
System Environment Variables
Most environment variables must be set outside of the IDE. You can disable one
of your system's environment variables for use with VCS by deselecting its checkbox
in the Used In VCS column.