Configuring a repository with branches 'by pattern'


So far I have configured our Continua CI install to have a configuration per branch (each configuration with its own repository) and cloning each time a new branch is added.
This was primarily so that it was a easier transition from Finalbuilder.

I’m experimenting with using a single repostiory/configuration and using the branches ‘by pattern’ option but I’m not getting very far. Our ‘newlook’ repository structure is:

http://looksubversion/svn/looksoftware/newlook/trunk/
http://looksubversion/svn/looksoftware/newlook/branches/

However when I set the repository URL to ‘http://looksubversion/svn/looksoftware’ and the default branch to ‘/newlook/trunk’ is says it can’t find it:

Trigger ‘Source Trigger’ on configuration ‘branches’ failed to start build because the repository default branch ‘/newlook/trunk/’ for repository ‘newlook’ was not found.

Any ideas?


Hi Simon,

I don’t see anything wrong with your settings. Have you got the correct case for the branch? Subversion is case-sensitive - it won’t find the branch if it is the wrong case.

Otherwise can you check if there any relevant errors in the event log? If not, I think we’ll need a debug log to investigate further. If you can enable debug logging, restart the Continua CI Server service, reset the repository and then send the log file to support@finalbuilder.com, we’ll look into this further.