[p4] Simpler Perforce integration with Visual Studio 2005 / 2008

[Andrew Beatty]

Sure,

* SCC always chokes when you try to change the directory structure 
from the MS default. Getting it to accept any other directory 
structure is a constant hassle requiring an intimate knowledge of the 
right way in which to bind & unbind projects and files. For large or 
multplatform projects, the MS default directory structure just won't 
do.

* SCC keeps information about the version control system in the 
project files themselves (very bad idea), which with Perforce seems 
to  mean that when different people work on the same project they 
have binding issues esp. if their local directory is different and 
have to constantly unbind, deal with above problem, rebind, just to 
load the project.

So basically not usable.


> Care to expand on issues?
> 
> Give the incredibly bad implementation (by MS) of VS .net
> integrations, though maybe improving somewhat since 2002... I have
> thought of the opportunity for doing a (commercial) alternative.
> 
> Robert 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com 
> > [mailto:perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com] On Behalf Of Andrew
> > Beatty Sent: 06 December 2007 08:55 To: perforce-user at perforce.com
> > Subject: [p4] Simpler Perforce integration with Visual Studio 2005 /
> > 2008
> > 
> > 
> > I've tried using p4scc but the VS SCC API is just not 
> > suitable for many reasons that I won't go into here.
> > 
> > What I would like is a simple way to checkout, checkin and 
> > add C++ source files while working in VS, without using the 
> > SCC API, just like what has been done with the MS Word plugin 
> > in p4ofc.
> > 
> > Does anyone know of a macro / VB program to do this ?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Andrew.
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> > 
> 


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