GitVersion /output buildserver does not create gitversion.properties file

[dermeister0]

GitVersion 3.6.4.0

PS C:\Work\GitVersion> GitVersion                                                                    
{                                                                                                        
  "Major":4,                                                                                             
  "Minor":0,                                                                                             
  "Patch":0,                                                                                             
  "PreReleaseTag":"beta.13",                                                                             
  "PreReleaseTagWithDash":"-beta.13",                                                                    
  "PreReleaseLabel":"beta",                                                                              
  "PreReleaseNumber":13,                                                                                 
  "BuildMetaData":1322,                                                                                  
  "BuildMetaDataPadded":1322,                                                                            
  "FullBuildMetaData":"1322.Branch.master.Sha.891eabaa0c2d0fe7a2dd139755ab21b725a03bc5",                 
  "MajorMinorPatch":"4.0.0",                                                                             
  "SemVer":"4.0.0-beta.13",                                                                              
  "LegacySemVer":"4.0.0-beta13",                                                                         
  "LegacySemVerPadded":"4.0.0-beta0013",                                                                 
  "AssemblySemVer":"4.0.0.0",                                                                            
  "FullSemVer":"4.0.0-beta.13+1322",                                                                     
  "InformationalVersion":"4.0.0-beta.13+1322.Branch.master.Sha.891eabaa0c2d0fe7a2dd139755ab21b725a03bc5",
  "BranchName":"master",                                                                                 
  "Sha":"891eabaa0c2d0fe7a2dd139755ab21b725a03bc5",                                                      
  "NuGetVersionV2":"4.0.0-beta0013",                                                                     
  "NuGetVersion":"4.0.0-beta0013",                                                                       
  "CommitsSinceVersionSource":1322,                                                                      
  "CommitsSinceVersionSourcePadded":1322,                                                                
  "CommitDate":"2017-05-21"                                                                              
}                                                                                                        

PS C:\Work\GitVersion> GitVersion /output buildserver
INFO [05/26/17 17:34:14:75] Working directory: C:\Work\GitVersion
INFO [05/26/17 17:34:14:76] IsDynamicGitRepository: False
INFO [05/26/17 17:34:14:77] Returning Project Root from DotGitDirectory: C:\Work\GitVersion\.git - C:\Work\GitVersion
INFO [05/26/17 17:34:14:78] Running on Windows.
INFO [05/26/17 17:34:14:78] IsDynamicGitRepository: False
INFO [05/26/17 17:34:14:78] Returning Project Root from DotGitDirectory: C:\Work\GitVersion\.git - C:\Work\GitVersion
INFO [05/26/17 17:34:14:78] Project root is: C:\Work\GitVersion
INFO [05/26/17 17:34:14:78] DotGit directory is: C:\Work\GitVersion\.git
INFO [05/26/17 17:34:14:79] IsDynamicGitRepository: False
INFO [05/26/17 17:34:14:79] Returning Project Root from DotGitDirectory: C:\Work\GitVersion\.git - C:\Work\GitVersion
INFO [05/26/17 17:34:14:84] Begin: Loading version variables from disk cache
  INFO [05/26/17 17:34:14:84] Begin: Deserializing version variables from cache file C:\Work\GitVersion\.git\gitversion_cache\12CEF13D9B0DD643AC62CD0127F16971EA3D1E88.yml
  INFO [05/26/17 17:34:14:91] End: Deserializing version variables from cache file C:\Work\GitVersion\.git\gitversion_cache\12CEF13D9B0DD643AC62CD0127F16971EA3D1E88.yml (Took: 66.00ms)
INFO [05/26/17 17:34:14:91] End: Loading version variables from disk cache (Took: 67.00ms)

PS C:\Work\GitVersion> Get-Item gitversion.properties
Get-Item : Cannot find path 'C:\Work\GitVersion\gitversion.properties' because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-Item gitversion.properties
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\Work\GitVersion\gitversion.properties:String) [Get-Item], ItemNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetItemCommand

[asbjornu]

The /output buildserver command is not supposed to output a file. Please read the documentation, which states:

When GitVersion.exe is run with the /output buildserver flag instead of outputting Json it will export variables to the current build server. For instance if you are running in TeamCity after you run GitVersion /output buildserver you will have the %system.GitVersion.SemVer% available for you to use

What build server are you using and why do you expect a gitversion.properties file to be produced?

[dermeister0]

I have Jenkins. It was not clear for me that GitVersion tries to detect my build server.

The following example works:

$env:JENKINS_URL = 'http://localhost:8080'
GitVersion /output buildserver

If JENKINS_URL or GITLAB_CI environment variable presents, gitversion.properties file is created.

[asbjornu]

I see. Can this issue be closed, then?

[dermeister0]

Yes, thank you.

[dnsppv]

I have Jenkins. It was not clear for me that GitVersion tries to detect my build server.

The following example works:

$env:JENKINS_URL = 'http://localhost:8080'
GitVersion /output buildserver

If JENKINS_URL or GITLAB_CI environment variable presents, gitversion.properties file is created.

It wasn't clear for me too. I propose add this to documentation:

$env:JENKINS_URL = 'http://localhost:8080'
GitVersion /output buildserver

[arturcic]

@armanzor could you send us a PR with the changes?