Re: Stopping pipeline builds easily and question on architecture

2017-10-22 Thread ABostonGal ABostonGal
Thank you! I did look at the version and while I cannot remember exactly what it is, I seem to recall it's due for an update. Think I'll keep pipeline because there is talk about making all our processes as integrated as possible. Your answer is so well written and easy to understand - thank you

Re: Stopping pipeline builds easily and question on architecture

2017-10-21 Thread Robert Hales
You are probably talking freestyle vs. pipeline jobs. Pipeline are the groovy scripted ones. Really, the pipeline jobs SHOULD only be doing some simple logic and running the a build script (such as an ant build.xml). The pipeline code is a newer way to do it, and is a much more flexible way t

Stopping pipeline builds easily and question on architecture

2017-10-21 Thread ABostonGal ABostonGal
1. Two types of architecture exist on a Jenkins build server I inherited: pipeline builds (building from groovy files) and jobs building from just a build xml file. I find the pipeline builds very difficult to abort: I have to take multiple steps starting from clicking on a red x in the Executor