Thank you for your answer, brief as it was. ;-)
On Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 3:59:26 PM UTC-7, slide wrote: > > Short answer is no. > > On Tue, Apr 4, 2017, 15:56 Pheckphul <[email protected] <javascript:>> > 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] <javascript:>. >> 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/017624bc-ad8b-462a-8d3f-d6b97eb1f2f8%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
