[FIXED] Jenkins path to git Windows master / Linux slave

Issue

I have a Jenkins master on Windows which runs some Windows builds.

The git client plugin in configured with a fixed path to git as "C:\Program Files (x86)\git\bin\git.exe"

I've now created a Linux slave, but when I run a job on there, it's trying to run the command "C:\Program Files (x86)\git\bin\git.exe init", and obviously fails.

Is there a simple solution to this? I think I've resolved it already by modifying PATH on the Windows master, and the fixed path to git is now just "git" so would work on both OSs.

Is the "correct" way to resolve this for Jenkins, or is there another/better way to do this?

Thanks.

Solution

Ensuring "git" in the path of all slaves and master is one good way.

However Jenkins can have multiple installation of git (true for other tools such as jdk, groovy...)

You can configure this from http://server-url/configure

Click on "Add Git" and provide new git with different name and path

You can then "select which git to use" in the "jobs" configuration.

This approach has a positive side effect. It will allow you to use different git client versions (say for testing)

Answered By - Jayan
Answer Checked By - Mildred Charles (JavaFixing Admin)