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Marcel Groeneweg
(3●1●1) May 14 '12, 7:32 a.m.
Hi everyone,

I have a build definition that runs a command.
No RTC pre build step has been configured as we need more control on configuring the local workspace prior to loading it.

If no new changes were found during the teamAccept task , how can I inform JBE that the build was not necessary?

I found the ANT task completeTeamBuild which would allow me to do that, but that seems intended for use when you take control of the complete build lifecycle, not for use within JBE controlled builds.

Thanks in advance,

Marcel

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Nick Edgar
JAZZ DEVELOPER (6.5k●7●11) Jun 15 '12, 10:11 a.m.
> I found the ANT task completeTeamBuild which would allow me to do that, but that seems intended for use when you take control of the complete build lifecycle, not for use within JBE controlled builds. 

That's correct.  The buildNotNecessary="true" option on completeTeamBuild will delete the build result, but that can only be called if the build has not yet been started (i.e. in a pre-build phase).  In 4.0, we've added a deleteBuildResult , which gives you more control.
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Marcel Groeneweg
Jun 15 '12, 11:08 a.m.

Hi Nick,

Thanks for the reply. Nice that the deleteBuildResult has been added to RTC 4. We have only just migrated to RTC3. Is there any chance deleteBuildResult gets added to RTC 3 as well?

With regards,

Marcel

Nick Edgar
JAZZ DEVELOPER Jun 15 '12, 1:59 p.m.

While we have the fixpacks (3.0.1.x) approx every quarter, they're intended only for major/critical defect fixes, not new features.  Post-4.0, we're looking to see what we can do to provide more of a continuous delivery model, to get features out to customers more frequently.


As a workaround, one option is:
- move the build script to its own component
- configure the build definition for Jazz SCM, but exclude all components from load except for the component with the build script
- in the build script, load the workspace, with whatever custom options you need, as you do now

That way, JBE's pre-build check for whether a build is necessary will still run.  It's based on which changes are accepted into the build workspace, not which components are loaded.  Your build script can then do whatever you need to for the load.

Marcel Groeneweg
Jun 17 '12, 1:04 a.m.

That would not help me because RTC would abandon the build when there are no changes on the build script component. The deleteBuildResult would do the trick for us, I guess I will have to wait until we get RTC 4

Nick Edgar
JAZZ DEVELOPER Jun 18 '12, 10:54 a.m.

No, as I mentioned above, the check for whether a build is necessary is "based on which changes are accepted into the build workspace, not which components are loaded."

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