is it possible to use full path to ant build file in a Jenkins job?

Posted Wed, 09/03/2011 - 23:15 by shalom
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I'm trying to create a Jenkins job that:

  • execute an ant file on the local file system, ant will execute jmeter tests.
  • Performance plugin to create graphs from the jmeter reports.

but I can't find a way to make Jenkins find the build file, my job has only an ant build step, no SCM checkout:

the ant configuration contains only the full path to my ant file:

/home/shalom/dev/dev-otho/automation/stress/build.xml

 

but I keep getting this from Jenkins

Started by user anonymous
FATAL: Unable to find build script at /home/shalom/dev/dev-otho/automation/stress/build.xml
Finished: FAILURE

 

same thing happens when i try to setup the full path to jmeter reports in Performance Plugin:

Performance: Recording JMeter reports '/home/shalom/dev/dev-otho/automation/stress/results/*.jtl'
Performance: no JMeter files matching '/home/shalom/dev/dev-otho/automation/stress/results/*.jtl' have been found. Has the report generated?. Setting Build to FAILURE
Finished: FAILURE

if I add SCM checkout and execute the ant file from Jenkins workspace then it works. but I don't need to checkout, just to use the working copy on the local machine.

It seems like Jenkins can't use full paths.

 

Appreciate any help.

Thanks

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Comments

by hagzag - 09/03/2011 - 23:34

The Ant execution step dosen't record anything which isn't relative to the WORKSAPCE root which is $HUDSON_HOME/jobs/jobname/workspace so any ant file entry you enter will calculate from the $WORKSPACE.

 

I can think of one of the two following options:

1. File system SCM plugin: http://wiki.hudson-ci.org/display/HUDSON/File+System+SCM

2. Try "Custom Workspace"

    It's kind of hidden under the advanced button but you should have:

  

cusom workspace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In regards to Jmeter I also used Hudson Jmeter plugin which worked like a charm ... after a little tweak with our Report format with the specific Jmeter version we are working with, see: http://wiki.hudson-ci.org/display/HUDSON/JMeter+Plugin

by shalom - 10/03/2011 - 18:55

I guess it was just a permission issue, jenking running under tomcat user doesn't have any access to my home folder, changing permission solved it and jenking can use full paths.

but i decided the file system scm plugin is a better idea and using it.

Thank you.