How to remove the useless unconfigured items in matrix build of Jenkins/Hudson

Question

I use Jenkins to configure my multiconfiguration build, which is like a snapshot.

The Axes I use are:

• Labels: Mac10.6, Mac10.7, and Windows
• Platforms: Mac10.6, Mac10.7, WinXP, Win7, and WinServer2008
• Tasks: _App_Installer_, ATS, and so on

It is clear that it makes no sense for WinXP to build on label Mac10.6. Although it is shown as diabled/unconfigured, it still confuses people.

So is there any way to remove the useless configuration?

Answer 1

Inside the matrix/multiconfiguration plugin there is a field to filter out the combination available from the combination checkbox.

If you want to only execute windows with windows platform :

label=="Windows" && (platform=="WinServer2008" || platform=="WinXP" || platform=="Win7")

Of course in your case you'll have to handle a huge expression but it's doable.

I hope this helps you!

Answer 2

I had a similar problem. The workaround (by no means complete) was the following:

1. Separate builds for unrelated platforms (Mac, iOS, and Windows, for example) into different jobs.
2. Conduct a code review with the team explaining to them how matrix builds work.

But the truth of the matter that I also would like to see the matrix entries that do not pass the filter as blank, not disabled.