Jenkins: How to use a variable from a pre-build shell in the Maven “Goals and options”

Question

I have a Maven job in Jenkins. Before the actual build step I have an \"Execute shell\" pre-build step. In that shell I set a variable:

REVISION=$(cat .build         


        

Answer 1

I think your best shot is to try the EnvInject plugin for this along with your initial pre-scm step.

1. You run the pre-scm as you already do.
2. You use the env inject to load the file for the main job's build steps

Consider loading your file's content (properties format) or execute a script which will load the file as you want and make a variable available for the rest of the job with the "Prepare an environment for the run" option.

I hope this helps.