I'd suggest just setting --on-error=abort; that will make Packer exit without cleaning up the container so that you can get onto it and start debugging.
On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 7:57 AM Adam Rush <[email protected]> wrote: > Sure. For some context, I'm running Packer via a Jenkins pipeline, which > spins up an ephemeral container within a Kubernetes cluster. > As some builds can take an hour or more to run, I'd like Packer to pause > when an error occurs, then I can attach to the container and start > debugging the current environment. > This would greatly improve the dev process and make debugging much faster. > > I believe this doesnt currently work as I thought as the container doesnt > have a terminal attached, so I'm looking for possible solutions. > > On Thursday, 7 May 2020 15:50:08 UTC+1, Lesley Kimmel wrote: >> >> Can you describe more what you are trying to see and why you are unable >> to? I'm currently using Packer inside a CI pipeline. The pipeline itself >> usually gives me the Packer output at the end. I also found that, on the >> Packer server itself, Packer has a log (/tmp/packer-logXXXXXX) that >> contains all of it's normal CLI output. Packer logging is generally pretty >> clear on what any issues are. >> >> On Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 12:24:41 PM UTC-5, Adam Rush wrote: >>> >>> I know we can use `-debug` and `-on-error=ask` when doing local Packer >>> builds, but they don't seem to work within a CI build pipeline (like >>> Jenkins). >>> >>> Has anyone else found a solution for debugging within a CI pipeline? >>> >> -- > This mailing list is governed under the HashiCorp Community Guidelines - > https://www.hashicorp.com/community-guidelines.html. Behavior in > violation of those guidelines may result in your removal from this mailing > list. > > GitHub Issues: https://github.com/mitchellh/packer/issues > IRC: #packer-tool on Freenode > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Packer" 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/packer-tool/ac67577c-7c3b-4c8e-875d-1991c7e987d2%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/packer-tool/ac67577c-7c3b-4c8e-875d-1991c7e987d2%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- This mailing list is governed under the HashiCorp Community Guidelines - https://www.hashicorp.com/community-guidelines.html. Behavior in violation of those guidelines may result in your removal from this mailing list. GitHub Issues: https://github.com/mitchellh/packer/issues IRC: #packer-tool on Freenode --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Packer" 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/packer-tool/CAGPV1upTK2s-supCyM4%3DNCpQqnN8181UW4-nQd4dS4Ca7hgaHQ%40mail.gmail.com.
