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Unit test use actual classes, not copies of classes

I am currently creating unit tests for some classes / modules in much larger system software using Visual Studio 2008. The class source files are stored in a single repository. Of course, whenever I tested these classes, I would have to include them in the project by selecting “Add an existing item” so that I would have an exact copy of the class that I would test. This makes VS2008 its own copy of the class. But the fact is that the requirements have suddenly changed that I have to use the classes themselves, and not their copies (for example, put a link in a test project), so whenever the classes are edited / modified / updated, unit test will surely fail. It seems I can’t find options in which I would place a link to the actual classes in the test project,and from there I would create a unit test. Is there a way I could test the classes themselves?

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The key is to add the files as a link (something like a shortcut):

Add Existing Item > Add As Link

See screenshot:

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This way, Visual Studio will not make copies of the files, and if you change them in the original source, they will also be changed in your solution.

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