Unable to trigger builds for "release/" branches

Question

We have branches set up like this:

origin/develop
origin/release/1.0.0
origin/release/1.1.0

Bitbucket

In the BitBucket, we have added Hook called "Bitbucket Server Webhooks to Jenkins" & Automatic merging is enabled.

Under the Advanced Configuration:

Branch Options is set to All and refs/remotes/origin/develop refs/remotes/origin/release/* in the input box.

Jenkins

For Jenkins, under "Source Code Management" section and "Branches to Build" option we have added the following:

Branch Specific (blank for 'any'): ${Branch}
Branch Specific (blank for 'any'): **release/*

Problem

Jenkins picks up build when we push to develop. Nothing happens when we push to any of the release branches.

Also tried manually: http://server/job/Jenkins%20Bitbucket%20Test/buildWithParameters?Branch=release/1.0.0, but this triggers a build for release/1.1.0 and not release 1.0.0.

[once look at this](https://stackoverflow.com/a/2527436/5003256). Make sure you are not doing that. And try `**/release/**` this `/` might help you. — SV Madhava Reddy, Jan 31 '18 at 07:12

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 03 '18 at 14:50

The syntax is of the form: REPOSITORYNAME/BRANCH. In addition, BRANCH is recognized as a shorthand of */BRANCH, * is recognized as a wildcard, and ** is recognized as wildcard that includes the separator /. Therefore, origin/branches* would match origin/branches-foo but not origin/branches/foo, while origin/branches** would match both origin/branches-foo and origin/branches/foo.

Therefore my **release/* needs to be *release/**

Unable to trigger builds for "release/" branches

Bitbucket

Jenkins

Problem

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