Check for Compilation Warnings and Errors Check-in Policy (2008)

Check for Compilation Warnings and Errors Check-in Policy (2008)

This is a custom check-in policy that, when added to a Team Project, will check for compilation warnings and/or errors before allowing code to be checked in.

Usage:

To add this check-in policy to your Team Project:

1. Download and install the Check for Compilation Warnings and Errors Check-in Policy.  NOTE: Anyone checking in code will need to install the check-in policy on their local development workstations.
2. Within the Team Explorer in Visual Studio 2008, right-click on the desired Team Project and selectTeam Project Settings->Source Control.
    
3. Click on the Check-in Policy tab, select Check for Compilation Warnings and Error Policy and clickOK.
   
   
    
4. Click on the Edit button and select the level of Warnings and/or Errors to check for.
   
   
   
   
5. Click OKand OK to close the dialog windows.

Once installed and configured, the check-in policy works like any other.  You can check thePending Changes window for violations as seen in this screen shot:

Compatibility:

This version of the Check for Compilation Warnings and Errors Check-in Policy supportsVisual Studio 2008 and Team Foundation Server 2008.  The Visual Studio 2010 version is availablehere.