[JENKINS-22457] Git push will trigger a build even though no path matches included regions

Git push will trigger a build even though no path matches included regions.

I have the following GIT polling configuration:

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Included regions: scripts/.*

Excluded regions:

Force polling using workspace: YES

Polling Log:

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View as plain text

This page captures the polling log that triggered this build.

Started on Apr 2, 2014 11:23:32 AM

Polling SCM changes on master

Using strategy: Default

[poll] Last Built Revision: Revision 53859d4feaa11d51f08dc73497df4ec6cef95a86 (origin/master)

Fetching changes from the remote Git repositories

Fetching upstream changes from git@​idc-git.video54.local:sci-dev/sci-2-0.git

using GIT_SSH to set credentials

Polling for changes in

Ignored commit d1edfe2105602ff3ac75be0ae746764387852d64: Found only excluded paths:

Done. Took 4.7 sec

Changes found

GIT change d1edfe210* contains the following file:

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build/build-repo.sh

Please tell whether you need more information from me.

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Originally reported by spektom, imported from: Git push will trigger a build even though no path matches included regions

• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): git-plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 9
  
• watchers: 11
  
• imported: 2025-12-02
  

Raw content of original issue

Git push will trigger a build even though no path matches included regions.


I have the following GIT polling configuration:

------------------------------------------------


Included regions: scripts/.*

Excluded regions: <empty>

Force polling using workspace: YES


Polling Log:

----------------

View as plain text

This page captures the polling log that triggered this build.


Started on Apr 2, 2014 11:23:32 AM

Polling SCM changes on master

Using strategy: Default

[poll] Last Built Revision: Revision 53859d4feaa11d51f08dc73497df4ec6cef95a86 (origin/master)

Fetching changes from the remote Git repositories

Fetching upstream changes from git@idc-git.video54.local:sci-dev/sci-2-0.git

using GIT_SSH to set credentials 

Polling for changes in

Ignored commit d1edfe2105602ff3ac75be0ae746764387852d64: Found only excluded paths: 

Done. Took 4.7 sec

Changes found


GIT change d1edfe210* contains the following file:

---------------------------------------------------


build/build-repo.sh


Please tell whether you need more information from me.