[JENKINS-52730] Specify build file name

[jenkins-infra-bot]

It would be good if it would be possible to include the name of the build file in the function withAnt(...), I could not find any information in the documentation that this is possible. Because our build files are not called build.xml by default, so we would have to be able to specify a different name.

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Originally reported by knotmich, imported from: Specify build file name

• assignee: armfergom
• status: Open
• priority: Minor
• component(s): ant-plugin
• resolution: Unresolved
• votes: 0
• watchers: 2
• imported: 20251216-182730

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It would be good if it would be possible to include the name of the build file in the function withAnt(...), I could not find any information in the documentation that this is possible. Because our build files are not called build.xml by default, so we would have to be able to specify a different name.

[jenkins-infra-bot]

smd:

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  Since withAnt only provides the Ant environment to ultimately shell out to ant, you can provide the buildfile with -buildfile on the ant command line:
  
   
  
  withAnt( installation: 'Ant' ) {
    bat 'ant <target> -buildfile mybuild.xml'
  }
  
   
   
  

Since withAnt only provides the Ant environment to ultimately shell out to ant, you can provide the buildfile with -buildfile on the ant command line:

 

withAnt( installation: 'Ant' ) {
  bat 'ant  -buildfile mybuild.xml'
}