[JENKINS-47874] Support multiple repositories in multi-branch pipeline

Within a single job, we need to source branches from multiple repositories that we do not have control over. Currently, if the same branch name occurs in different repositories, only the first is built and subsequent identical branches are dropped.

 

I suggest that the remote name (if configured) be used to disambiguate the branches, so that they can all be built.

eg.

Remote name: linux

Branch: master

Remote Name: linux-next

Branch: master11

These would be resolved as linux/master and linux-next/master.

 

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Originally reported by evildeece, imported from: Support multiple repositories in multi-branch pipeline

• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): branch-api-plugin, workflow-multibranch-plugin
  
• label(s): branch, git-plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 18
  
• watchers: 14
  
• imported: 20251211-141027
  

Raw content of original issue

Within a single job, we need to source branches from multiple repositories that we do not have control over. Currently, if the same branch name occurs in different repositories, only the first is built and subsequent identical branches are dropped.


 


I suggest that the remote name (if configured) be used to disambiguate the branches, so that they can all be built.


eg.

 Remote name: linux

 Branch: master


Remote Name: linux-next

 Branch: master11


These would be resolved as linux/master and linux-next/master.


 

environment

```
Jenkins 2.88

Git Plugin 3.6.4

Branch API Plugin 2.0.15

Pipeline Multibranch 2.16
```

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