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Abel Salgado Romero

Dec 23, 2014 @ 11:55 AM

Hi,
I'm struggling to make a simple PS script to install some package under some conditions but i'm not able to get the syntax right for a multi-line execution. The only documentation found is here http://www.appveyor.com/docs/build-configuration, and it's of not much use :%
I've tried several things and nothing works, I always end up with a message like this one:
'XXX' is not recognized as an internal or external command.

Thanks,

1. Support Staff 1 Posted by Feodor Fitsner on Dec 23, 2014 @ 04:27 PM

   

   How does you PS script look right now?

   -Feodor

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2. 2 Posted by Abel Salgado Ro... on Dec 23, 2014 @ 04:47 PM

   

   I'd like to install maven and cache the installation. To do that, I'd like to check if the installation folder already exiats during installation, but I cannot get the syntax right.
   Here is what i'm trying to do:

   install:
     - ps:
     - $MVNDIR = 'C:\bin\apache-maven-3.2.3\'
     - if(!(Test-Path -Path $MVNDIR )){
     - cinst maven
     -}
     - cmd: SET PATH=%JAVA_HOME%\bin;%PATH:C:\Ruby193\bin;=%
     - cmd: java -version
   # Note: env variables are not correctly updated by choco (setting it manually)
     - cmd: SET PATH=C:\bin\apache-maven-3.2.3\bin;%PATH%
     - cmd: mvn --version
   build_script:
     - mvn package
   test_script:
     - mvn test
   cache:
     - C:\bin\apache-maven-3.2.3\

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3. Support Staff 3 Posted by Feodor Fitsner on Dec 23, 2014 @ 04:57 PM

   

   I see. Try this:

   install:
   - ps: >-
       $MVNDIR = 'C:\bin\apache-maven-3.2.3\'
       if(!(Test-Path -Path $MVNDIR )){
         cinst maven
       }
   - cmd: SET PATH=%JAVA_HOME%\bin;%PATH:C:\Ruby193\bin;=% 
   ...
   

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4. 4 Posted by Abel Salgado Ro... on Dec 23, 2014 @ 06:26 PM

   

   It works now, thanks :)
   Dunno why I had to add a line brake after the $MVNDIR line, but it's working nicely now.
   Here is the file in case some else needs it
   https://github.com/abelsromero/asciidoctor-maven-plugin/blob/master/appveyor.yml

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5. Support Staff 5 Posted by Feodor Fitsner on Dec 23, 2014 @ 06:28 PM

   

   Great, thanks for the update!

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6. Ilya Finkelshteyn closed this discussion on Aug 25, 2018 @ 01:52 AM.