When randomly the build fails, usually it's with this error message:
ERROR: Maven JVM terminated unexpectedly with exit code 143
And it looks a known issue in Jenkins:
https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-5144
So I'd try to use the solution the propose there (adding the -Xrs flag
in global MAVEN_OPTS). Further details about that option at:
http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/java7sdk/v7r0/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.java.win.70.doc%2Fdiag%2Ftools%2Fdisablingdumpagentswith-xrs.html
Personally I never used such option; so let's see how it behaviours...
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Sergio Fernández