How to specify a build folder in Travis?

Question

I have a github repository user/repo but the real project is in a subfolder user/repo/project/build.sbt
What should I write in the .travis.yml to make Travis ignore the top folder and work only in the project folder?

Inspired by this I tried the following which didn't work:

env:
  global:
    - REPO="user/repo"
    - CI_HOME=`pwd`/$REPO
script: sh -c 'cd $CI_HOME/project' && sbt ++$TRAVIS_SCALA_VERSION package

Error log:

$ sh -c 'cd $CI_HOME/project' && sbt ++$TRAVIS_SCALA_VERSION package
Detected sbt version 0.12.2-RC1
/home/travis/build/user/repo doesn't appear to be an sbt project.

Ideally there should be a way to specify the build folder but let Travis handle the build command.

score 123 · Answer 1 · answered May 10 '13 at 10:18

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You could also try adding the following line in your .travis.yml file:

before_script: cd project

answered May 10 '13 at 10:18

iOSCowboy

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This is the correct solution. The solution currently marked as correct should be changed to this one. – Steve McLeod Aug 13 '16 at 12:47

score 48 · Answer 2 · answered May 03 '15 at 16:37

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I tried using this in my travis.yml file but didnt work

before_script: cd project

Then i tried this

before_install: cd project

And that worked

answered May 03 '15 at 16:37

Lxrd-AJ

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Thanks for the answer. npm install should be run after "cd". – Franz Wong Jan 14 '16 at 07:18
Here's why : https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/customizing-the-build/#The-Build-Lifecycle – sasklacz Jul 26 '16 at 00:25

Odi · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-22T15:41:12.853

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Just write a shell script and use this to build your project. Make sure it works locally. Something like this should do the trick:

build.sh:

#!/bin/sh
cd $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/project
sbt ++$TRAVIS_SCALA_VERSION package

.travis.yml:

script: build.sh

edited Aug 22 '16 at 15:41

answered Feb 05 '13 at 00:15

Odi

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also needs a chmod on build.sh otherwise "permission denied" – Крис Feb 08 '13 at 20:31
what's the ++$TRAVIS_SCALA_VERSION for? Telling travis what version of scala to use? Not sure how to run this locally? – Toby Sep 17 '13 at 19:56
This is not relevant here, `build.sh` can contain anything. Make sure the `build.sh` runs locally. If this is the case, then you can use it to tell travis what to do when running a build job. – Odi Sep 18 '13 at 13:10
The answer from @iIOCowboy is clearly much better and has 10x the upvotes. – Daniele Dellafiore Oct 30 '18 at 15:43

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 24 '18 at 20:04

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Adding below on your .travis.yml file should do it:

before_script: cd <project_name>
script:
  - sbt compile
  - sbt test

answered Jan 24 '18 at 20:04

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Mr-IDE · Answer 5 · 2019-06-26T07:58:27.063

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In your yml file, add a "cd sub-folder" step, before you run the build command:

  default:
    - step:
        script:
          - cd project
          - sbt ++$TRAVIS_SCALA_VERSION package

Example for gradle projects:

  default:
    - step:
        script:
          - cd project
          - chmod +x gradlew
          - ./gradlew assembleDebug

This will fix an error like "chmod: cannot access 'gradlew': No such file or directory", if the gradlew file is in a different folder to the git root.

It will also work in other build systems that use yml files, like bitbucket-pipelines.yml.

edited Jun 26 '19 at 07:58

answered Sep 05 '18 at 21:43

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The question was about Travis, not Bitbucket Pipelines. – RReverser Feb 26 '19 at 13:29

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