true,
git plugin build in detached head as it can support commits from various
branches
Le dimanche 21 juillet 2013, Vincent Latombe a écrit :
> Hi,
>
> I do believe it is actually a feature. Let me explain why.
>
> Unlike most SCM plugins in Jenkins, the Git plugin allows to track all
> branches on the remote repositories, and to build any new commit that
> happens in any branch. It can be useful if you want to check your feature
> branches without creating a new job each time.
>
> The name of the field in configuration is *Branches to build*, so it
> isn't meant to contain the name of only *one* branch.
>
> In a simple CI scenario, it isn't necessary to create a local branch to
> build, since it is enough to use a detached head pointing to the commit
> selected to build.
>
> If what you want is to actually modify a branch, it is perfectly possible
> to do so, by using *Checkout/merge to local branch (optional)* (you can
> find it in the advanced section :s)
> Here, you just need to give a branch name, and a local branch with that
> name will be created pointing to the commit selected for building.
>
> Beware, if you gave a pattern in *Branches to build* that is matching
> several branches, it might be counter-intuitive (having local *master *branch
> that is pointing to *origin/unstable-experiment* isn't really what you
> want)
>
> I use this with the M2 Release plugin and have no problem releasing.
>
> Vincent
>
>
> 2013/7/21 Christoph Kutzinski <ku...@gmx.de <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'ku...@gmx.de');>>:
> > Cannot say, why it is so, but I agree that it feels like a bug.
> >
> > I had no luck to get the M2 Release Plugin working with the git plugin at
> > all - even after following several advises found by googling for the
> > problem. I have now a freestyle job which does
> > git clone repo; mvn release:prepare release:perform
> >
> > Why is the git plugin making that so difficult?
> >
> >
> > Christoph
> >
> > Am 21.07.2013 08:45, schrieb domi:
> >>
> >> Hi everyone,
> >>
> >> is there a specific reason why the git-plugin does not checkout or
> >> change to an active branch?
> >>
> >> When I go to the workspace and check the git status, it tells me that we
> >> currently do not stay on any branch:
> >>
> >> elongatus:free domi$ *git status*
> >> *# Not currently on any branch.*
> >>
> >> nothing to commit (working directory clean)
> >> elongatus:free domi$ *git branch*
> >> ** (no branch)*
> >>
> >> master
> >>
> >> Because of this, In every job I have to do this to stay on a real
> >> branch, otherwise the maven-release-plguin will not be able to do a
> >> release build.
> >> git checkout master || git checkout -b master
> >> git reset --hard origin/master
> >>
> >> So to me this feels more like a bug, but maybe there is a reason behind
> >> this?
> >>
> >> /Domi
> >>
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