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Team Foundation Server TFS Build triggered from Subversion SVN Tag

I'd like to be able to trigger a build in TFS Build when a developer tags in Subversion. I'd also like to use the tag number as part of the build and release name. Is this possible in TFS right now?

Solution

  • There is no this built-in trigger for building a repository type of subversion in TFS.

    You could first get the event (a developer create a tag in svn) from SVN. Not sure how to do this in SVN, should be something like the service hooks in TFS. Then trigger a build in TFS 2017 using REST API. How to do this please refer: How to trigger a build in TFS 2015 using REST API

    As for how to use the tag number as part of the build and release name, see below:

    Create custom build number during build

    With Team Build you can update the build number at any time during the build by outputing "##vso[build.updatebuildnumber]1.2.3.4" to the log during the build.

    You can see the full list of logging commands here https://github.com/Microsoft/vso-agent-tasks/blob/master/docs/authoring/commands.md

    This will update the build number & name.

    The down side that you have run into is that you can no longer use the auto-incrementing number that you have been trying to use. You need to come up with the version number yourself, and then pass it back using the output above.

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