Question

The problem is that when Hudson checks out the files, it doesn’t use symlinks. I’ve tried the svn13 and svn14 plug ins, but neither worked.

Answer 1

In linux, edit your /etc/init.d/hudson script file:

Look for a line that looks like:

$SU $HUDSON_USER --shell=/bin/bash -c "$DAEMON $DAEMON_ARGS -- $JAVA $JAVA_ARGS  -jar $HUDSON_WAR $HUDSON_ARGS" || return 2

Change it to:

$SU $HUDSON_USER --shell=/bin/bash -c "$DAEMON $DAEMON_ARGS -- $JAVA $JAVA_ARGS -Dsvnkit.symlinks=true -jar $HUDSON_WAR $HUDSON_ARGS" || return 2

Save the file and type:

sudo /etc/init.d/hudson stop
sudo /etc/init.d/hudson start

In summary, you’re essentially looking to pass JAVA -Dsvnkit.symlinks=true so that symlinks are resolved to folders instead of a file.