Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 and Git Tools

Question

When MS released Git Tools for Visual Studio 2012, they said that it requires Update 2 - http://www.hanselman.com/blog/GitSupportForVisualStudioGitTFSAndVSPutIntoContext.aspx.

I'm developing some Visual Studio extension and it's interesting for me, what they have changed in Update 2 for Extensions API, that doesn't exist in Update1\RTM.

I checked Update 2 release notes and couldn't find anything related to Extensions work. Source - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2797912/en-us

I can't speak for that team, but it's entirely possible there aren't new APIs. They might have just fixed a few bugs that were necessary for everything to work properly. — Jason Malinowski, Apr 10 '13 at 20:18
Thank you for your comment. Yes, bug fixing could be a good reason for this requirment. — Sergey Litvinov, Apr 11 '13 at 11:38

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered May 01 '13 at 03:35

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VS Tools for Git requires VS 2012 Update 2 to be installed.

I get the error after VS Update 2 is installed! (Suspect it's because of my locked down local build?)

I installed the vsix file as follows:

Go to http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/abafc7d6-dcaa-40f4-8a5e-d6724bdb980c
Install Visual Studio Update 2 (link under 'Requirements')
Download the msi
Extract the GitProvider.vsix from the MSI using LessMSI http://code.google.com/p/lessmsi
Run the vsix directly

Once installed, you should then see 'Microsoft Git Provider' under Tools > Options > Source Control > Plug-in Selection

answered May 01 '13 at 03:35

kenno

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The question is not how to install it, but why Git tools requries Update2 and what changese there were made that required by Git Tools – Sergey Litvinov May 01 '13 at 09:35
This may be straying from the original topic a bit, but great tip nonetheless! I was running into the same error with VS 2012 Update 3...and the latest version says it requires Update 3. I think it's also worth mentioning that I was also running into this problem on a locked down workstation with limited access rights. I was able to install the MSI without a hitch on another machine with full admin privileges. – Jim Killingsworth Sep 29 '13 at 19:59

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 10 '13 at 10:00

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You are right, I haven't found anything as well. Nevertheless when I try to install MS VS Tools for Git I get the error message: VS Tools for Git requires VS 2012 Update 2 to be installed.

My config looks like:

Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2012 Version 11.0.51106.01 Update 1 Microsoft .NET Framework Version 4.5.50709

Installed Version: Professional

answered Apr 10 '13 at 10:00

Leo Chapiro

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I have similar config. And got the same error message, so just wondering, maybe someone from Microsoft dev team can share there some details about it. – Sergey Litvinov Apr 10 '13 at 12:52

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