IS there any way to Create a CI with Sourcesafe

Question

I want to create a CI for my company and we are using Sourcesafe as our repository.

I want to know is there any way to create a CI Build process with Sourcesafe?

I read some CI process with TFS and GIT (svn) but can't find an article for Sourcesafe?

What should I do?

*What should I do?* You should migrate away from Visual Sourcesafe **as soon as possible**. — Greg Hewgill, Mar 06 '10 at 10:28
@Greg - Sourcesafe fit our needs and we haven't any problem with it but What do you suggest ? TFS or GIT ? I think TFS is better. — Nasser Hadjloo, Mar 06 '10 at 10:47
This article recommends Svn, Git, or Hg, and says to leave VSS asap: http://martinfowler.com/bliki/VersionControlTools.html — John, Mar 06 '10 at 10:51
@Nasser Hajloo: You might think TFS is better, but I recommend Git, Mercurial, or Subversion (depending on your tastes). — Greg Hewgill, Mar 06 '10 at 10:56
@Nasser: See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1224537/why-is-visual-sourcesafe-viewed-so-poorly. Also, doesn't it bother you to rely on unsupported products? I mean, you do realize it's been version 6 for about a decade? — John Saunders, Mar 06 '10 at 16:54
An updated survey of different source control systems from Martin Fowler is at http://martinfowler.com/bliki/VcsSurvey.html — John, Mar 08 '10 at 21:43
I built CI using batch-files and VSS commandlines back when VSS6 was brand new. You're about 15 years overdue for a switch away from VSS. VSS is total rubbish. — Warren P, Apr 09 '10 at 19:29

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 06 '10 at 21:50

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But seriously... VSS... in 2010...

answered Mar 06 '10 at 21:50

Vladimir

CruiseControl works well if you are stuck on VSS. I agree though, dump vss asap. – bkaid Mar 06 '10 at 21:53
It's 2018 and we are still stuck with it :( – 7usam Jan 11 '18 at 07:43

oeuftete · Answer 2 · 2011-05-26T12:44:24.923

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edited May 26 '11 at 12:44

answered Mar 06 '10 at 16:50

oeuftete

I'm stuck on sourcesafe as well. I had an easier time getting Hudson setup and running than CruiseControl. – Peter Bernier May 26 '11 at 12:32

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 06 '10 at 16:56

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I believe you can use TeamCity with SourceSafe.

answered Mar 06 '10 at 16:56

David Hodgson

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 07 '10 at 00:38

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Our Parabuild provides Continuous Integration for Visual SourceSafe out of the box. It's a fully-supported configuration.

answered Mar 07 '10 at 00:38

Slava Imeshev

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 07 '10 at 07:48

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Visual Source Safe is the devil's work.

I'd go Subversion + TeamCity myself.

answered Mar 07 '10 at 07:48

Wim

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