So I generate manuals under windows using a batch file. The processing tool for the manuals has a flawed error reporting. I can't just use its error code. I additionally have to check the log for error.
To do this error check I want to use the following snippet in a batch file:
findstr /L /I /C:" not found in " "%WORKSPACE%\%2.log"
if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 1 (
rem do error handling stuff
)
When typing the findstr/find console command into a cmd.exe-window it does as expected and sets the expected ERRORLEVEL. It sets ERRORLEVEL to 0 if something is found. It sets ERRORLEVEL to 1 if nothing was found.
My problem: findstr/find behaves differently inside a batch file. It will set ERRORLEVEL to 0 even when nothing is found. It doesn't matter if the batch file is started by jenkins or if I start the batch file inside a cmd.exe-window.
I already tried:
- find and findstr, both commands cause the same problem
- checking if I run findstr on the correct file: Yes, it is the same file. I use absolute paths and made the batch file echo the file to be searched. When running findstr/find outside a batch file on the to be searched it sets ERRORLEVEL as expected.
- checking if I run findstr with the same search string: Yes, it is the correct search string. I even tried to let findstr read the search-string from a file using the /G option.
- a mixup with the Linux variant of the find command: It is not the Linux variant of the find command as findstr has the same behaviour.
Here is the complete batch file I use if soemone spots the cause for my problem somwhere else in the file. Thanks for your time.
set BEGIN_TIME=%TIME%
if bServerAdmin NEQ %USERNAME% (
echo This file is designed to be run on the build server.
echo Are you sure you want to run it?
echo Press CTRL+C to abort
echo Press Return to continue
pause
)
rem ========================================
rem Set some variable that influence the run
rem ========================================
set HELP_AND_MANUAL="C:\Program Files\HelpAndManual\helpman.exe"
rem 7zip executable to use, http://www.7-zip.org/
set SEVEN_ZIP="C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe"
rem ===================================================
rem Make sure working directory exists and switch to it
rem ===================================================
if not exist output mkdir output
call :pushdWithErrCheck output
rem ===============
rem Clear old stuff
rem ===============
del /Q /S /F *
rem ======
rem German
rem ======
call :helpAndManualWithErrCheck XXXXXXX\XX\XXXXXXX.hmxp XXXXXXX.chm xxxxx.hmskin
call :helpAndManualWithErrCheck AAAA\AA\AAAA.hmxp AAAA\AAAA.chm xxxxx.hmskin
call :helpAndManualWithErrCheck BBBB\BB\BBBB.hmxp BBBB\BBBB.chm xxxxx.hmskin
call :helpAndManualWithErrCheck CCCC\CC\CCCC.hmxp CCCC\CCCC.chm xxxxx.hmskin
rem ======================
rem Pack all build results
rem ======================
%SEVEN_ZIP% a -bd ..\Manuale.7z
IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 exit 1
popd
exit 0
:helpAndManualWithErrCheck
IF EXIST %WORKSPACE%\%1 (
echo building %1 now
if exist %WORKSPACE%\output\%2 (
echo Error: output file exists before build was started
Exit 1
)
%HELP_AND_MANUAL% %WORKSPACE%\%1 /CHM=%WORKSPACE%\output\%2 /L="%WORKSPACE%\%2.log" /O=%WORKSPACE%\_Design\HTML-Skin\%3
IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 2 (
rem ERRORLEVEL 2 is not an error either http://www.helpandmanual.com/help/index.html?hm_advanced_commandline_exitcodes.htm
echo Error: exiting due to bad exit code now
Exit 1
)
)
if not exist %WORKSPACE%\output\%2 (
echo Error: exiting due to missing file now
Exit 1
)
rem debugging stuff echo findstr /L /I /C:" not found in " "%WORKSPACE%\%2.log"
rem debugging stuff findstr /L /I /C:" not found in " "%WORKSPACE%\%2.log"
rem debugging stuff echo %ERRORLEVEL%
findstr /L /I /C:" not found in " "%WORKSPACE%\%2.log"
if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 1 (
echo Error: exiting due to missing file according to HelpAndManual Log
Exit 1
)
) ELSE (
echo Skipping %1 as the source file does not exist
)
goto :EOF
:pushdWithErrCheck
pushd %1
if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 Exit 1
goto :EOF
