[JENKINS-44708] Pipeline stage does not wait for its commands to finish executing

Configuration:

Jenkins version: 2.55

pipeline:groovy plugin: 2.29

pipeline:basic Steps plugin:2.4

pipeline:nodes and processes plpugin: 2.10

pipeline: shared groovy libraries: 2.7

I have a master (ubuntu machine) and a slave "testSlave" (windows machine)

 

I have the following groovy script in my jenkinsfile in github.

node('TestSlave') {

stage('Update Slave Code') {

bat 'start cmd.exe /c UpdateSlaveCode.bat ' + Branch

sleep(5)

}

stage('Compile') {

bat 'start cmd.exe /w /k CompileAndTest.bat'

sleep(5)

}

stage('Merge Code') {

bat 'start cmd.exe /w /c Merge.bat '+masterBranch +" "+Branch

sleep(5)

}

Problem: stage('Merge Code') starts before stage('Compile') finishes executing. Note that i am calling a batch file(CompileAndTest.bat) within the bat command.

                                    bat 'start cmd.exe /w /k CompileAndTest.bat'

So Stage('Compile') just invokes the bat command and considers that stage as complete, however it is yet to finish executing.

The stage('Merge Code') should wait till stage('Compile') completes

CompileAndTest.bat is as follows:

       echo 'Compiling and testing...'

       set "mvnErr="

       call mvn clean test || set mvnErr=1

       if %mvnErr%==1 (

       echo 'Maven test failed'

       exit /B 1

       )

       echo '...done testing'

 

 

 

 

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Originally reported by chatursriganesh, imported from: Pipeline stage does not wait for its commands to finish executing

• status: Open
  
• priority: Critical
  
• component(s): durable-task-plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 0
  
• watchers: 2
  
• imported: 2025-12-09
  

Raw content of original issue

Configuration:


Jenkins version: 2.55


pipeline:groovy plugin: 2.29


pipeline:basic Steps plugin:2.4


pipeline:nodes and processes plpugin: 2.10


pipeline: shared groovy libraries: 2.7


I have a master (ubuntu machine) and a slave "testSlave" (windows machine)


 


I have the following groovy script in my jenkinsfile in github.


node('TestSlave') {

 stage('Update Slave Code') {

 bat 'start cmd.exe /c UpdateSlaveCode.bat ' + Branch

 sleep(5)

 }


stage('Compile') {

 bat 'start cmd.exe /w /k CompileAndTest.bat'

 sleep(5) 

 }


stage('Merge Code') {

 bat 'start cmd.exe /w /c Merge.bat '+masterBranch +" "+Branch 

 sleep(5) 

 }


Problem: stage('Merge Code') starts before stage('Compile') finishes executing. Note that i am calling a batch file(CompileAndTest.bat) within the bat command.


                                    bat 'start cmd.exe /w /k CompileAndTest.bat'


So Stage('Compile') just invokes the bat command and considers that stage as complete, however it is yet to finish executing.


The stage('Merge Code') should wait till stage('Compile') completes


CompileAndTest.bat is as follows:


       echo 'Compiling and testing...'

        set "mvnErr="

        call mvn clean test || set mvnErr=1


       if %mvnErr%==1 (

        echo 'Maven test failed'

        exit /B 1

        )

        echo '...done testing'