AssemblyInfo.cs subversion and TortoiseSVN

Question

I'm using TortoiseSVN and Visual Studio 2008. Is there any way to update my project's assemblyinfo.cs with svn's version in every build?

For example, 1.0.0.[svn's version] -> 1.0.0.12

Answer 1

You could use the SubWCRev tool which comes with TortoiseSVN (also available separately).

Either run it from a command line or use the COM-Object it offers.

The SubWCRev command line tool replaces keywords inside a file with information from your svn working copy. An example is shown in the docs.

Answer 2

I do this in my build script:

<SvnInfo LocalPath=".">
  <Output TaskParameter="Revision" PropertyName="BuildRev" />
</SvnInfo>
<FileUpdate Files="protobuf-net\Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs"
  Regex='(\[\s*assembly:\s*AssemblyVersion\(\s*"[^\.]+\.[^\.]+)\.([^\.]+)(\.)([^\.]+)("\)\s*\])'
  ReplacementText='$1.$2.$(BuildRev)$5' />

using the community build tasks. This essentially applies a regex to the AssemblyInfo.cs, replacing the current revision with the svn revision.

Answer 3

You could use the $Rev$ svn keyword but that will give you the last revision of the file, I think you want to get the HEAD revision number.

Give a look to this question:

• How do I sync the SVN revision number with my ASP.NET web site?

Answer 4

How do you feel about a Visual Studio addin doing it?