I think the OP is aware of that plugin and the main issue seems to be that the build timeout plugin aborts the build rather than makes it unstable.
OP: Perhaps you could update the build timeout plugin to have the option of setting the build to unstable/failed rather than abort? Richard. On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 5:36 AM, domi <d...@fortysix.ch> wrote: > maybe this helps: > https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Build-timeout+Plugin > Domi > > On 11.09.2012, at 03:48, Darren Rowley <rowle...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Is there any way to mark a build as unstable if it takes too long? I'm aware >> of the build timeout plugin but that appears to actually abort the build. I >> don't want the build to be aborted I just want the job to become unstable. >> >> I guess I could do this we a groovy post build action but just wondering if >> I am missing a built in setting or plugin. >> >> thanks in advance, >> D. >> >