As part of project, I prepared a Ant script which will download files from SVN and copy the files to remote server using scp.
But client asked me to copy only changed files from next deployment onwards in Jenkins instead of copying complete set of 20+ MB files.
got rsync command to do this but here the problem, how to send password from Ant
<exec executable="rsync" dir="/copy-files/js/" failonerror="true">
<arg value="-rcv"/>
<arg value="${username}#server:/media/js/"/>
</exec>
How to pass password from Jenkins, tried with RSYNC_PASSWORD and password-file options but not working.
You can pass values for environment variables by using nested env elements:
<exec executable="rsync" dir="/copy-files/js/" failonerror="true">
<arg value="-rcv"/>
<arg value="${username}#server:/media/js/"/>
<env key="RSYNC_PASSWORD" value="[your.password]" />
</exec>
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I am trying to execute an Ant script through jenkins but it fails when it attempts to use webpack...
The ant script's execution task is the following:
<exec executable="webpack.cmd" failonerror="true">
<env key="PROD_ENV" value="true"/>
</exec>
where webpack.cmd has been installed as a global npm module. The module directory has been included in the Path variable and I have even made sure that Jenkins is actually able to see it by doing a trial run inside a Execute windows batch command build step. However when it attempts to execute it via Ant it fails. Could it be a problem with the Ant plugin and its version?
The error i'm getting is the following:
Execute failed: java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "webpack.cmd": CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified
webpack.cmd needs to run in a command shell. Try...
<exec executable="cmd" failonerror="true">
<env key="PROD_ENV" value="true"/>
<arg value="/c"/>
<arg value="webpack.cmd"/>
</exec>
You may need to provide the full absolute path to webpack.cmd so cmd.exe can find it.
Is there a way to checkout files from RTC using Ant scripts?. I have a scenario where i need to checkout the files from RTC and build an app using Ant.
It should be possible to invoke scm command through <exec> ant task.
You can see some examples in "Using the SCM Command Line Interface in builds"
<property name="run" value="/path/to/run_and_filter.pl"/>
<property name="scm" value="/path/to/scm"/>
<target name="__scm-checkin">
<!-- Do the initial commit -->
<exec executable="${run}" failonerror="true" outputproperty="cs">
<arg value="${scm} --non-interactive -a n -u y checkin ${roots}"/>
<arg value=" \(([^)]+)\)"/>
</exec>
<!-- Deliver -->
<exec executable="${scm}" failonerror="true">
<arg value="--non-interactive"/>
<arg value="deliver"/>
<arg value="${cs}"/>
</exec>
</target>
Make sure to use scm though, not lscm which starts a damon and can cause the ant task to hang: see "Calling lscm.bat from a build script causes a hang".
RTC does not have a "check-out" operation, which is implicit. It only has a check-in operation. If you want to get code from a repository workspace you can load it using scm command, as described before, or creating a java standalone using Plain API.
I know the automation of signature for blackberry app, as "java -jar ..signaturetool.jar....",
when I am building using hudson, i have to give at project config page by calling execute windows batch command ant task.
But am writing a build which is common for different clients, that time i want to include
this automation of signing within the build,as my app name will be changed according to the client's name and the path will be changed, so i want to execute this command line within the build, i tried this, but not working, its not executing the exec ant task.
Can anyone help me where am missing, this is the code:
<property name="signpath" location="C:/Program Files/Research In Motion/BlackBerry JDE 5.0.0/bin/SignatureTool.jar"/>
<exec executable ="cmd" os="Windows XP" >
<arg line="java -jar ${signpath} -a -c -p pswd ${codfilepath}/${uid}/${uName}_${version}_${server}.cod"/>
</exec>
I use the following ANT target for signing. It requires the use of bb_ant_tools (which seems to be an industry standard, at least among stackoverflow users).
<target name="sign" depends=""
description="Signs the final COD file by calling the BlackBerry signing server. The password is stored in the common.properties file." >
<sigtool
codfile="${cod.output.dir}/${project.output}.cod"
jdehome="${sigtool.jde}"
password="${sigtool.password}"
/>
</target>
All the parameters are stored in various properties files (I recommend keeping your signature password in a separate properties file to the rest of your project settings).
I would recommend this approach, since bb_ant_tools offers many useful features.
As to why the exec isn't working, I have had problems with exec when putting all parameters in one tag.
Try something like:
<exec executable="java" >
<arg value="-jar" />
<arg value="${signpath}" />
<arg value="-a" />
<arg value="-c" />
<arg value="-p" />
<arg value="pswd " />
<arg value="${codfilepath}/${uid}/${uName}_${version}_${server}.cod" />
</exec>
In my experience, each "space" character in the command line means you need to add a new <arg value="...." /> line to the script. ymmv.
So I'm building a project with maven, and in this maven pom we have a reference to an ant build script. The maven pom triggers this ant build to build a project (an install of alfresco with mysql database and tomcat server packed up with it).
The issue seems to be when you try to set up a database for alfresco to use through the ant build. This is the part of the ant build.
<target name="createDatabase">
<exec spawn="false" executable="${mysql.home}/bin/mysql" failonerror="true">
<arg value="-u" />
<arg value="root" />
<arg value="-e" />
<arg value="source ${alfresco.home}\mysql\db_setup.sql" />
</exec>
</target>
I'm getting 'unknown command '\U' sent back to me as an error on this. Of course you can install the DB manually but I want it as part of this ant script. SOmeone I work with runs this successfully on XP, but I'm getting that error on win7. Any ideas?
I have an exiting ant build that is called via ant -lib lib -f test_build.xml
I wanted to add one more <target> section to be run after the existing one finishes. I did some research and found ant manual for exec and even a question here on SO. After some reading I added new target to this existing build but it didn't work.
I tried to create new build file only with my target. It doesn't work either. Although the ant run finishes with message BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Total time: 0 seconds
If I run my ruby script from a command line it works. I tried to create bat file that would call my ruby script with the same result. If I call the bat file from dos window it works.
My ant run build file looks like
<project name="RunRubyExample">
<target name="calling ruby " >
<exec executable="ruby.exe">
<arg value="C:\EduTester\others\afterant.rb 1 2 tri four"/>
</exec>
</target>
<target name="calling batach">
<exec executable="cmd">
<arg value="/c"/>
<arg value="C:\EduTester\others\rubruby.bat 1 2 tri four"/>
</exec>
</target>
</project>
Apache Ant(TM) version 1.8.2 compiled on December 20 2010
on Windows XP
It looks like you're passing a single arg value with embedded spaces
<arg value="C:\EduTester\others\afterant.rb 1 2 tri four"/>
Is that right? Or should it be either an arg line:
<arg line="C:\EduTester\others\afterant.rb 1 2 tri four"/>
or multiple arg values:
<arg value="C:\EduTester\others\afterant.rb"/>
<arg value="1"/>
<arg value="2"/>
<arg value="tri"/>
<arg value="four"/>
There needs to be specified target that needs to be run
either by <project name="RunRubyExample" default="callingruby">
or when calling the ant build file. Where we pass the target name we want to be run as an argument. ant -lib lib callingruby
Writing a Simple Buildfile
Thank you #Steve