Latest Docker Images for gitversion-fullfx do not exist on docker hub

[warlock2k]

I am a consumer of GitVersion.CommandLine intended for use with full .Net Framework, and not .Net Core.

I am unable to find the latest docker image for the latest release (5.2.4) at
https://hub.docker.com/r/gittools/gitversion-fullfx (This is last updated 1 year ago).

However, the docker images at (https://hub.docker.com/r/gittools/gitversion for .Net core) are being updated but not the gitversion-fullfx.

[arturcic]

https://hub.docker.com/r/gittools/gitversion-fullfx and https://hub.docker.com/r/gittools/gitversion-dotnetcore are obsolete, we publish only to
https://hub.docker.com/r/gittools/gitversion

The issue with a fullfx docker image is that is huge in size (> 4gb), and usually it was taking 30-40 minutes just to build and push the image. We could not afford that much time for every build, so we decided to remove support of a fullFx docker image. As you've mentioned you use GitVersion.CommandLine and you don't need to use windows docker image at all. Just use the tool as is.

[warlock2k]

We are using this in our CICD framework and our build system fails upon the use of this new image because mono and dotnet SDK do not come pre-installed with gittools/gitversion.

For example this is my sample usage

gvOutput = execute(script: "mono /app/GitVersion.exe ${env.WORKSPACE} ${toolArgs} || dotnet /app/GitVersion.dll ${env.WORKSPACE} ${toolArgs}", returnStdout: true, this)

Which fails on Jenkins with the following logs

[2020-04-09T07:33:09.504Z] + mono /app/GitVersion.exe /home/jenkins/agent/workspace
[2020-04-09T07:33:09.504Z] /home/jenkins/agent/workspace@tmp/durable-6004378a/script.sh: 1: /home/jenkins/agent/workspace@tmp/durable-6004378a/script.sh: mono: not found
[2020-04-09T07:33:09.504Z] + dotnet /app/GitVersion.dll /home/jenkins/agent/workspace
[2020-04-09T07:33:09.960Z] Did you mean to run dotnet SDK commands? Please install dotnet SDK from:
[2020-04-09T07:33:09.961Z]   https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=798306&clcid=0x40

Would you be kind enough to suggest a workaround?

[arturcic]

As far as I understand you're using Linux Jenkins agent.
Use a docker image for netcore (run the docker as a tool) or you can use the dotnet global tool https://www.nuget.org/packages/GitVersion.Tool. Mono is not working as far as I know because there are some issues.

[warlock2k]

Thank you. Appreciate it!

[warlock2k]

I'm using a Linux agent but running the command dotnet /app/GitVersion.dll inside the container of the image gittools/gitversion.

Do you suggest I run dotnet-gitversion instead?

[arturcic]

yes, I've got a question. How are you using the docker image in this case? as a builder or as a tool

[warlock2k]

I'm using it as a tool.

For example, this is its sample usage in my Jenkinsfile

container("GitVersion") {
   if(env.CHANGE_ID){
      gvOutput = execute(script: "JENKINS_URL='';export JENKINS_URL;mono /app/GitVersion.exe 
      ${env.WORKSPACE} ${toolArgs} || dotnet /app/GitVersion.dll ${env.WORKSPACE} ${toolArgs}", r. 
     returnStdout: true, this)
     }else{
        gvOutput = execute(script: "mono /app/GitVersion.exe ${env.WORKSPACE} ${toolArgs} || dotnet /app/GitVersion.dll ${env.WORKSPACE} ${toolArgs}", returnStdout: true, this)
     }
}

[arturcic]

it's more like a builder that a tool, you're running some jenkins scripts inside of the container. A tool on the other side is just calling the docker image with some input and then you use the ouput

[warlock2k]

My bad, you are correct. I'm running the tool inside of the container and using its response json to create my own custom version object.

[arturcic]

But you could just run the container mounting the git repo into the container and then consuming the output of the docker (it will be a json)

[arturcic]

somthing similar to

docker run --rm -v "$(pwd):/repo" gittools/gitversion:latest-linux-netcoreapp2.1 /repo

just use the appropriate tag

[warlock2k]

In fact, I'm also running this under a different circumstance as my Jenkins agents are dynamic. But thanks again for the detailed explanation.

[warlock2k]

@arturcic Could you kindly tell me what is the suggested way of running the tool if I do not have docker installed in my Jenkins agent? Assuming I can only run it inside the container.