How to add path variable to job shell

Question

I am setting up Jenkins to replace our current TeamCity CI build.

I have created a free-style software project so that I can execute a shell script. The Shell script runs the mvn command.

But the build fails complaining that the 'mvn' command cannot be found.

I have figured that this is because Jenkins is running the build in a different shell, which does not have Maven on it's path.

My question is; how do I add the path so 'mvn' is found in my Shell script? I've looked around but can't spot where the right place might be.

Thanks for your time.

Answer 1

I solved this by exporting and setting the Path in the Jenkins Job configuration where you can enter shell commands. So I set the environments variable before I execute my Shell script, works a treat.

Answer 2

Some possible solutions:

• You can call maven with an absolute path
• You configure a global environment variable in the jenkins system settings with the absolute path to your maven instance, and use this in your script call (if you use the inline shell script, I don't know if those are substituted to a called script, you have to test)
• You use a maven project and configure your maven instance in the jenkins system settings

ps.: Usually /bin/sh is chosen from Jenkins, if you want to switch to eg. bash, you can configure this in the jenkins system settings, in case you want to configure global environment variables.