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  1. Jenkins
  2. JENKINS-21942

Unreliable defaulting of Jenkins.workspaceDir

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      Jenkins.workspaceDir is supposed to default to $JENKINS_HOME/workspace/ on new installations: the "modern" location, consistent with that of slaves. But if you do not save the Jenkins global configuration during the first startup, on the next startup $JENKINS_HOME/jobs/ exists yet $JENKINS_HOME/config.xml does not, so the "compatibility" code kicks in and the old location is used!

      Just setting this field to the new value in the instance initializer probably does not suffice, since installations upgraded from before the introduction of this field would be incorrectly switched to the new value.

      Probably suffices to adjust the check to also check for the existence of $JENKINS_HOME/config.xml, since most old installations would have saved this file at least once.

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          is blocking

          New Feature - A new feature of the product, which has yet to be developed. JENKINS-8446 'builds' directory in a separate location?

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Closed
          is duplicated by

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JENKINS-39670 Jenkins changes workspace layout on 2nd startup

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Resolved
          is related to

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JENKINS-60969 @libs pseudo-workspace collision due to branch name truncation

          • Minor - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • In Progress
          relates to

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JENKINS-38837 Mutibranch project plugin does not respect "Workspace Root Directory" global configuration

          • Critical - Crashes, loss of data, severe memory leak.
          • Resolved

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JENKINS-54654 A recent update breaks builds by escaping slashes to percent signs in workspace paths

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Resolved

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JENKINS-50164 'Build Record Root Directory' is a UI option but is unsafe to change while Jenkins is running

          • Minor - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Closed

          Task - A task that needs to be done. JENKINS-53284 Changing default layout for workspace and builds should not be a warning for first time startup

          • Minor - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Fixed but Unreleased

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              jglick Jesse Glick
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