Jenkins version: 2.163

      Github plugin version: 1.29.3

      Git plugin version: 3.9.3

      Git client plugin version: 2.7.6

      Job Type: Multibranch Job

      We're currently using the Github plugin so that commits to our repo trigger Github webhooks to our Jenkins server. For the most part, it works. However, at least a few times a week a build will be triggered for a branch that doesn't have a commit. 

      For instance, if I make a commit to ProjectA/develop, it thinks it detects a change and triggers a build for the 2 other branches, ProjectA/stage and ProjectA/master, even though those branches don't have any recent commits. 

      Here are more details based off our current issue:

      The webhook log from our github repo showing a push to the develop branch at 19:44:23 MST.

      Here we see Jenkins receiving the hook and checking the branches for changes to build. Notice that it detects changes in all 3 configured branches even though develop was the one that triggered the build. Also note that our Jenkins server is set to UTC time so it's actually 19:44:26PM MST that it logged the PushEvent.

      Here we can see the commits to he master branch. Last one was Oct 24, 2018. So there's definitely nothing new in there to build even though Jenkins thinks there is.

      And just for the sake of completeness, here's the GitHub hook log from the master branch job. 

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          [JENKINS-56104] Jenkins Github SCM building wrong branches

          Mark Waite added a comment -

          I don't know how to duplicate the problem. Thanks for the good details in the report. I hope you'll discover additional details as you explore further.

          Mark Waite added a comment - I don't know how to duplicate the problem. Thanks for the good details in the report. I hope you'll discover additional details as you explore further.

          Adam Chou added a comment -

          Are there any suggestions on how I can get more debugging enabled to troubleshoot/fix this?

          Adam Chou added a comment - Are there any suggestions on how I can get more debugging enabled to troubleshoot/fix this?

          Mark Waite added a comment -

          The git plugin output is already quite verbose, in large measure so that diagnosis of failures is a little easier.

          You could try increasing the logging level of the git plugin and the git client plugin in case something is written to the system log file which might show a difference between the cases where it works and the cases where it fails.

          Mark Waite added a comment - The git plugin output is already quite verbose, in large measure so that diagnosis of failures is a little easier. You could try increasing the logging level of the git plugin and the git client plugin in case something is written to the system log file which might show a difference between the cases where it works and the cases where it fails.

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