We just recently started using TFS (2008) with Visual Studio (2008). A couple of developers opened the option “Get everything when a solution or project is open” in VS, and decided that it was a good idea - and it looks like it will be.
However, we got some interesting results when opening some solutions. The solutions in question contain several mixed-type projects — mainly class libraries and web applications. The curious part is the list of files in the "Get" dialog box that appears.
Here is what I have learned so far about the files in the list:
- The list is incomplete; not in every controlled file in the solution.
- The version in the workspace corresponds to the version in the source control.
- They do not disappear from the workspace.
- There are files from each of the projects in the solution; although not every file in every project is included.
- The list of files is the same for three separate developers on three separate machines.
- Running tf get from the command line does not produce the same results.
Any understanding of this would be greatly appreciated. As I mentioned, this option seems like a good idea, but we are hesitant to rely on it when the results are unexpected.
Thank.
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