How can I run Maven with debugging output from Job DSL?

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How can I configure a Jenkins Maven job to be run with Maven debugging output enabled using Jenkins Job DSL?

There is mavenOpts for specifying options to the JVM and properties for specifying Maven properties, but there doesn't seem to be a way for passing arbitrary command line arguments, like -X for debugging output. What am I missing?

What would you like to debug of the Job DSL? The generated config.xml files ? — khmarbaise, Mar 07 '16 at 15:28
I would like to run Maven with `-X` so that I can see the debug output from certain plugins. — Tuure Laurinolli, Mar 07 '16 at 15:32
You mean Jenkins Plugins? Or Maven Plugins? Where is the relationship to Jenkins Job DSL ? — khmarbaise, Mar 07 '16 at 15:32
I am using Jenkins Job DSL to configure the job where this Maven step is. — Tuure Laurinolli, Mar 07 '16 at 15:48
Apparently I can add arbitrary Maven command line parameters using the `targets` and `goals` parameters of the `maven` method of Job DSL. — Tuure Laurinolli, Mar 07 '16 at 15:53
Ah now i think i understand. You already know how to use `mavenOpts('-Xmx1024M')` but in your case i would use `goals('-X')` to add debugging output for Maven. — khmarbaise, Mar 07 '16 at 16:01

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 07 '16 at 16:18

I ended up with a configuration like:

    steps {
      maven {
        mavenOpts("-Xmx1024M")
        goals("-X")
        goals("clean deploy")
      }
    }

The documentation for goals quite clearly states that it's possible to pass in arbitrary command line arguments to Maven using it, but I had passed over it, probably because of its name.

How can I run Maven with debugging output from Job DSL?

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