Using local directory path for build instead of git url?

[Jojan PM]

Hi,

Will it be possible to use a local project directory path instead of git url in build configuration, and then click 'Build Now' button which will run a given command in that directory?
I am basically aiming logging all the runs of a project here, for e.g. to log the environment variables used in each run. Need to do this for my build tool project (in git), so will be useful to log which combination of env versions used to create a particular version of a plugin from source (for e.g. the company-wide env versions used in compiling and building alembic code using my project). All in my team can clone our project into a common local path in our machines, say /disk1/projects/, and use that path in Jenkins instead of git url. Will it be possible?

If this is possible, can we externally trigger the 'Build Now' button click in Jenkins?

Thanks
Jojan

[Ramanathan Muthaiah]

Will it be possible to use a local project directory path instead of git url in build configuration, and then click 'Build Now' button which will run a given command in that directory?
I am basically aiming logging all the runs of a project here, for e.g. to log the environment variables used in each run. Need to do this for my build tool project (in git), so will be useful to log which combination of env versions used to create a particular version of a plugin from source (for e.g. the company-wide env versions used in compiling and building alembic code using my project). All in my team can clone our project into a common local path in our machines, say /disk1/projects/, and use that path in Jenkins instead of git url. Will it be possible?

If this is possible, can we externally trigger the 'Build Now' button click in Jenkins?

Pls check if this plugin will suit your needs.

https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/File+System+SCM

/Ram