Shared Libraries fail with java.lang.NoSuchFieldError: workspace error after an upgrade

Last Reviewed:2025-04-07()
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Issue

  • After upgrading my CloudBees CI controller, all Pipelines fail to use Shared Libraries with the following error:

java.lang.NoSuchFieldError: workspace at PluginClassLoader for workflow-cps-global-lib//org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.cps.global.GroovyShellDecoratorImpl$1.configureShell(GroovyShellDecoratorImpl.java:30) at PluginClassLoader for workflow-cps//org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.cps.CpsGroovyShellFactory.build(CpsGroovyShellFactory.java:125) at PluginClassLoader for workflow-cps//org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.cps.CpsFlowExecution.parseScript(CpsFlowExecution.java:649) at PluginClassLoader for workflow-cps//org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.cps.CpsFlowExecution.start(CpsFlowExecution.java:598) at PluginClassLoader for workflow-job//org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowRun.run(WorkflowRun.java:343) at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:101) at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:446) [withMaven] downstreamPipelineTriggerRunListener - Failure to introspect build steps: java.io.IOException: <my-job> #425 did not yet start [withMaven] downstreamPipelineTriggerRunListener - Failure to introspect build steps: java.io.IOException: <my-job> #425 did not yet start Finished: FAILURE

Context

The Pipeline: Deprecated Groovy Libraries plugin depends on the Git server plugin. The enhancements made to the Git Server plugin in #134, made older versions of the Deprecated Groovy Libraries plugin incompatible. #214 was merged to adapt the deprecated plugin to the new Git Server implementation.

Resolution

There are two solutions possible for this issue, the first being the recommended one:

Tested product/plugin versions

  • CloudBees CI on traditional platforms - operations center and client controller version 2.492.3.5.