Putting InstallAware projects under version control.

kamiller42 · Post by **kamiller42** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:49 pm

If I want to version control my InstallAware project, what is the minimum set of files I need to version control? By minimum, I mean any install plans and scripts I create. Just the mpr and mia files?

Is there a plug-in to add version control management to InstallAware?

neillans · Post by **neillans** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:44 am

At present there is no builtin (or plugin) support for easy version control - however, it's a good suggestion - what VCS are you using?

The minimum you should store are:
- MPR
- MIA
- DFM
- DFM.MIAF

Everything else should be regenerated when you load / build the project.

If you are using any custom plugins, you might want to document those so your developers are aware they need to install them first.

MarkRichards · Post by **MarkRichards** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:07 pm

We'd really appreciate having integrated source control support as well (using MS Visual SourceSafe here).

kamiller42 · Post by **kamiller42** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 1:51 am

neillans, thank you!

MarkRichards, I agree. It seems one thing InstallShield offers that InstallAware does not seem to. (Using Subversion here.)