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TFS Build: Build from a Git tag

The TFS Build system not only works fine with Team Foundation Version Control but also with Git.

I was looking for a way to specify the git tag(similar to a label in the TFS Version Control) inside a build definition.

However when I created a new build definition, I couldn’t find a relevant option in the build process parameters:

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The trick is that you don’t need to use the Default Template(GitTemplate.xaml) but switch to a newer version:

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After doing that I can specify a tag id in the Checkout override field:

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Remark: By default you have to type the tag id yourself(with a change of typo’s). To select the tag id from a list of possible values, have a look at the following post on StackOverflow that explains how to configure a custom editor: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19434527/how-to-setup-tfs-2013-build-definition-to-build-from-git-tag

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