Build steps tab

This tab lets you customize the selected build configuration. It allows you to set user-defined build command steps as well as defining a descriptive message in the build output, immediately before and after normal build processing executes.

Build steps tab

Customizing the build configuration on the Build steps tab.

Note:

To ensure reasonable custom build step behavior, sensible input must be provided when specifying custom build step information. Custom build steps are not verified for correctness and are passed exactly as entered into the build stream.

In the descriptive text, below, the term "main build" is defined as the sequence of commands to execute when a build is invoked, not including pre-build or post-build steps.

Configuration: Refer to the "Builder settings tab" section for more information about the Configuration field.
Pre-build Steps: Identifies any steps that must occur before the build takes place. Note that the pre-build step is not executed if the state of the main build is up to date; otherwise it is executed. An attempt to execute the main build will occur regardless of the success or failure of the pre-build step.
Command: Specifies one or more commands to execute immediately before the execution of the build. Use semicolons to separate multiple commands.
Description: Specifies optional descriptive text associated with the pre-build step that is shown in the build output immediately before the execution of the pre-build step command (or commands).
Post-build steps: Identifies any steps that must occur after the build takes place. Note that the post-build step is not executed if the state of the main build is determined to be up to date. It will be executed only if the main-build has executed successfully.
Command: Specifies one or more commands to execute immediately after the execution of the build. Use semicolons to separate multiple commands.
Description: Specifies any optional descriptive text associated with the post-build step that is shown in the build output immediately after the execution of the post-build step command (or commands).