Generic VCS Customizer

You can use the Generic VCS customizer to change the basic filesystem settings that you entered in the 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 only apply to the filesystem for which they are set.

To open a VCS filesystem's customizer:

Profile Tab

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. Choose the profile and operating system that best suits your setup. You can check 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 command submenu.

Other Profile Settings
The remaining settings that the Profile tab displays differ depending on which profile is currently selected. These settings are the same settings that you set when mounting a VCS filesystem with the 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

Advanced Tab

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, automatic refreshing of file status for your VCS filesystem is disabled. 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, only command output is only printed to the Output window 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.

Environment Tab

User-Defined Environment Variables
You can create a new environment variable by clicking Insert and entering the name of the new variable. To change a variable's value, click its Variable Values field and enter 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. The Environment tab allows you to enable and disable your system's environment variables for use in the IDE and to create new environment variables. You can disable one of your system's environment variables for use with VCS deselecting its checkbox in the Used In VCS column.

See also
Reconfiguring a VCS Filesystem
Reconfiguring a CVs Filesystem
VCS Filesystem Properties
Global Settings for VCS Filesystems
Configuring the VCS Profile Customizer
Modifying VCS Command Parameters and Variables

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