TouchGFX 4.26.0 and Visual Studio XML diff

[Aron Hoogeveen]

TouchGFX version: 4.26.0

Visual Studio version: 18.6.3

When TouchGFX generates or updates the “TouchGFX/simulator/msvs/Application.vcxproj” file it creates lines with

<ClCompile Include="path/to/some/file.cpp"/>

but Visual Studio updates the lines to 

<ClCompile Include="path/to/some/file.cpp" />

. Notice the extra space. This means that in version control sometimes commits will be added without the space and sometimes with the space. This overcomplicates merges and causes merge requests. Please update the XML library or fix the output to be consistent with Visual Studio.

[Aron Hoogeveen]

Suggestion to add the following tags to the system:

• version control
• git
• Visual Studio

[Andrew Neil]

Suggestion to add the following tags to the system:

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By “the system” - do you mean this forum?

If so, Please raise that as a separate topic in the ‘Feedback’ forum

 

Edit:

It’s now been done - see:

 

[ferro]

ST did not know how to reproduce that error 2y ago. Maybe this time. 

“Application.vcxproj.filters” file is altered by GfxDesigner as well. I learned to remember to ‘Revert’ in Git.

 

 

 

 

[Aron Hoogeveen]

Steps to reproduce:

1. Start a new project
2. Generate sources and open the project with Visual Studio (Application.sln).
3. Right click in Solution Explorer on “Application” and select “Properties”.
4. Change some property that has effect on “Application.vcxproj” (e.g. change C++ language standard) and apply the changes.
5. Build → Build Application
6. Open `Application.vcxproj` to verify the tags have a space before the closing bracket