Stop ant script without failing build

Question

In my ant script I want to exit (stop executing build) without failing when a condition is met. I have tried to use:

<if>
    <equals arg1="${variable1}" arg2="${variable2}" />
  <then>
    <fail status="0" message="No change, exit" />
  </then>
</if>

Ant script is stopped on condition but build is failed. I want to the build to be stopped but with no errors. I'm using "Invoke Ant" step in Jenkins.

Thanks.

Answer 1

I would suggest to refactor your ant script by reconsidering your approach. If you approach your problem with "execution of a build when a certain condition is met" instead of "failing the build if another condition is met" it is easier to implement:

<!-- add on top of your build file -->
<if>
    <equals arg1="${variable1}" arg2="${variable2}" />
  <then>
    <property name="runBuild" value="true"/>
  </then>
  <else>
    <property name="runBuild" value="false"/>
  </else>
</if>


<!-- add to the target that shall be executed conditionally -->
<target name="myTarget" if="${runBuild}">
...

<!-- exit message as separate target -->
<target name="exitTarget" unless="${runBuild}">
  <echo message="No Change, exit" />
</target>