如何更改未注册的 VCS 根检测目录

Question

When I create a new project in Android Studio on the Mac the VCS prompt does not include the sub-directory of the new project.

For example, the unregistered VCS root detected prompt: The directory /Users/myname/AndroidStudioProjects should be /Users/myname/AndroidStudioProjects/NewProject is under Git but is not registered in the Settings.

Anyone knows the fix for this? As a work around I cancel this prompt, go into the VCS tab, import into VCS, and enter the correct directory.

Answer 1

I just ran into the same issue.

Seems Jetbrain's IDE'S like IntelliJ-IDEA (or Android Studio) are only looking for descendant directories of the project-root to find further unregistered VCS roots .

Adding the VCS roots manually to the Settings is really cumbersome.

AFAIK, there is no specific setting (indexing-level, automatic scan) to set or fix that, which changes the behavior. (at least not at the moment) But I have a little time saving workaround:

The VCS roots are always saved in your project-root/.idea/vcs.xml file.

Workaround:

What I usually do is, I just copy (or clone) the sub-projects into a descendant directory of my project-root (ie. /packages) , which will prompt me the "unregistered VCS roots" balloon, where I then can hit "add roots" then.
Next I move the sub-projects into the desired destination . Hit Ctrl + Shift + N , and search for vcs.xml (have to type it completely), which will get you where the added roots have been saved to. A last Find & Replace and append the missing part of the destination directory .

I also keep a backup after I've edited the project-root/.idea/vcs.xml file, for situations where I require the same sub-projects to be in my VCS roots, so I don't have to repeat this again.

I hope Jetbrains will fix to also include sub directories, which goes deeper that one level of the project-root. This whould be useful.

Answer 2

You need to add a VCS Root to your project

https://www.jetbrains.com/help/phpstorm/2016.3/configuring-cvs-roots.html