如何从 Azure DevOps 管道中的 GitHub 存储库运行文件？

Question

I have a GitHub repository, in which I have an executable file that I would like to run with a set of parameters. The file I need to run would follow the below format if run from the command line on a mac.

./p_executable -v test http://192.168.214.251:8000 username passw0rd

I have successfully been able to create a release pipeline that uses an Agent on my local machine and will run this executable as if I am running it straight from my terminal. For this, I just use a local agent and one stage that contains a single bash task.

However, I want to be able to run this file from any machine. So, I have added my p_executable file to my GitHub repo and linked my repo to my ADO account.

I have added GitHub as an artifact at the start of my release pipeline with the main branch that I would like to use.

However, I cannot work out how to make my bash script find the file.

I assume I can add GitHub as an artifact and that will check out my repo and then I can use the files within like I would be able to in Jenkins for example.

Instead, I get a

bash exited with code 127 

when I try and add a resource and use one of the generic Azure DevOps agents.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

You can specify the path of the executable file through the release predefined variable System.ArtifactsDirectory .

The directory to which artifacts are downloaded during deployment of a release. The directory is cleared before every deployment if it requires artifacts to be downloaded to the agent. Same as Agent.ReleaseDirectory and System.DefaultWorkingDirectory . Example: C:\agent_work\r1\a

Example: $(System.ArtifactsDirectory)\executable file