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Ernesto
Ernesto

Reputation: 1592

How do i get an automatic merge comment in TFS

In source control systems and tools like tortoises for svn or sourcetree for git, when I am committing a merge, I can usually just left a default comment generated by the tool that is basically a summary of what changes were merged. In visual studio using TFS, there is a comment textbox right above the changes list, but I have to type it all manually. It's not super important but it is a time saver sometimes. Maybe i'm just not looking at the right place.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 862

Answers (3)

CDuke
CDuke

Reputation: 54

Try extension Auto Merge

If you need set original comment setup Settings "comment_format" like {{OriginalComment}}

Upvotes: 1

Dylan Smith
Dylan Smith

Reputation: 22235

If you're using TFS with Git, then this becomes less of an issue. When you merge all the individual commits come along for the ride, so it's not necessary to re-describe them in the merge commit.

Upvotes: 2

Tom McAnnally
Tom McAnnally

Reputation: 133

I have used TFS a lot, and unfortunately I don't think that option exists. I usually copy my original checkin text and then paste it if I am doing multiple merges. I realize this is a low tech way to do it and the original comment isn't generated for me. If you want to be able to do this bad enough, you can probably write a Visual Studio plug in that would do it for you, or you could code up just about anything you want to add with the Team Foundation Server SDK.

Upvotes: 1

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