Short answer is no. On Tue, Apr 4, 2017, 15:56 Pheckphul <[email protected]> wrote:
> Sorry; I see I wasn't specific enough. I'm asking about installing a > Jenkins master on Windows. So, when installing a Jenkins master on Windows, > is the "UnxUtils" package still a prerequisite? > > > > On Monday, April 3, 2017 at 1:02:51 PM UTC-7, Mark Waite wrote: > > I've never installed UnixUtils or WinBash (or cygwin) on any of my Windows > agents. I do install command line git, which already provides some > Unix-like commands, but I don't intentionally rely on the bash shell or > other Unix-like commands that are part of command line git for Windows. > > I don't generally run the master on Windows because I find it easier to > upgrade Jenkins versions on Linux computers. The docker images (as an > example) are running on a Debian 8 base operating system. I haven't > installed a long-running Windows master server for several years, so I > can't advise if Windows upgrades of Jenkins are now much easier than when I > last worried about them. > > Mark Waite > > On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 1:51 PM Pheckphul <[email protected]> wrote: > > The Jenkins wiki page for installing Jenkins states "Since Jenkins was > written to work on unix-like platforms, some parts assume the presence of > unix-utilities. It is advised to install these as well on Windows." > <https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Installing+Jenkins> It goes > on to suggest the use of either UnxUtils or Win-Bash. Does Jenkins on > Windows still require "unix-utilities?" If so, what are "unix-utilities?" > Does this mean GNU coreutils? > > As for UnxUtils and Win-Bash: UnxUtils appears to be abandoned as it > hasn't been updated since 2003; the download link on its homepage results > in a 403 error. Win-Bash appears to simply be a port of Bash and relies on > UnxUtils for the "unix-utilites" that the wiki page says Jenkins relies on. > I'm sure there are security vulnerabilities in UnxUtils, though I haven't > yet expended the effort to verify my assumption. > > I will appreciate any insight experienced Jenkins on Windows users offer > up as I'm a complete n00b to Jenkins. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Jenkins Users" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-users/70e042b4-efcc-4225-91d8-19689654f1fc%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-users/70e042b4-efcc-4225-91d8-19689654f1fc%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Jenkins Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-users/1cb1a217-26d3-435b-98d8-42d0d355c5d9%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-users/1cb1a217-26d3-435b-98d8-42d0d355c5d9%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Jenkins Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-users/CAPiUgVcVnoit9RSTkWAuD5fS6NUATLifwDBs%2BjXzhWe22sNbXA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
