flexunit on jenkins server --- ant unable to build without error - apache-flex

Question

I have already installed vncserver, flex sdk 4.6 and xvnc plugin in my jenkins.
Not sure what else i need to do.
This is my last build error message from jenkins
Building in workspace <http://example.com:8080/job/flexproject%20develop/ws/>
Checkout:flexproject develop / <http://example.com:8080/job/flexproject%20develop/ws/> - hudson.remoting.LocalChannel#78da5318
Using strategy: Default
Last Built Revision: Revision 6eca1f87e583b1b7a99825ff075f2e4e4f3b87ea (origin/develop)
Fetching changes from 1 remote Git repository
Fetching upstream changes from git#github.com:simkimsia/STORYBOT.git
Commencing build of Revision 6eca1f87e583b1b7a99825ff075f2e4e4f3b87ea (origin/develop)
Checking out Revision 6eca1f87e583b1b7a99825ff075f2e4e4f3b87ea (origin/develop)
Starting xvnc
[flexproject develop] $ vncserver :16
New 'web1:16 (jenkins)' desktop is web1:16
Starting applications specified in /var/lib/jenkins/.vnc/xstartup
Log file is /var/lib/jenkins/.vnc/web1:16.log
[flexproject develop] $ ant
Buildfile: <http://example.com:8080/job/flexproject%20develop/ws/build.xml>
[taskdef] Could not load definitions from resource flexTasks.tasks. It could not be found.
clean-all:
[delete] Deleting <http://example.com:8080/job/flexproject%20develop/ws/build/output/unit/generated-flexunit-config.xml>
[delete] Deleting <http://example.com:8080/job/flexproject%20develop/ws/build/output/unit>
[delete] Deleting <http://example.com:8080/job/flexproject%20develop/ws/build/output/report/flexunit>
[delete] Deleting <http://example.com:8080/job/flexproject%20develop/ws/build/output/report>
clean:
[echo] Storybot :: clean finished.
test-air:
[copy] Copying 1 file to <http://example.com:8080/job/flexproject%20develop/ws/build/output/unit>
[echo] run-flexunit :: setting FLEX_HOME to ${env.FLEX_HOME}
[mkdir] Created dir: <http://example.com:8080/job/flexproject%20develop/ws/build/output/report/flexunit>
BUILD FAILED
<http://example.com:8080/job/flexproject%20develop/ws/buildsupport/target/test-air.xml>:4: The following error occurred while executing this line:
<http://example.com:8080/job/flexproject%20develop/ws/buildsupport/base/base-macros.xml>:212: The following error occurred while executing this line:
<http://example.com:8080/job/flexproject%20develop/ws/buildsupport/base/base-macros.xml>:174: Please specify, or verify the location for, the FLEX_HOME property. It is required when testing with 'air' as the player or when using the 'testSource' element. It should point to the installation directory for a Flex SDK.
Total time: 2 seconds
Build step 'Invoke Ant' marked build as failure
Terminating xvnc.
$ vncserver -kill :16
Killing Xvnc4 process ID 28784
Recording test results
inside my workspace project, i ran ant build.xml
i get
jenkins#web1:~/workspace/flexproject$ ant build.xml
Buildfile: /var/lib/jenkins/workspace/flexproject/build.xml
[taskdef] Could not load definitions from resource flexTasks.tasks. It could not be found.
BUILD FAILED
Target "build.xml" does not exist in the project "flexproject".
Total time: 2 seconds
int he same folder when i run ant
i get
Buildfile: /var/lib/jenkins/workspace/flexproject/build.xml
[taskdef] Could not load definitions from resource flexTasks.tasks. It could not be found.
clean-all:
[delete] Deleting /var/lib/jenkins/workspace/flexproject/build/output/unit/generated-flexunit-config.xml
[delete] Deleting /var/lib/jenkins/workspace/flexproject/build/output/unit
[delete] Deleting /var/lib/jenkins/workspace/flexproject/build/output/report/flexunit
[delete] Deleting /var/lib/jenkins/workspace/flexproject/build/output/report
clean:
[echo] Storybot :: clean finished.
test-air:
[copy] Copying 1 file to /var/lib/jenkins/workspace/flexproject/build/output/unit
[echo] run-flexunit :: setting FLEX_HOME to /opt/flex
[mkdir] Created dir: /var/lib/jenkins/workspace/flexproject/build/output/report/flexunit
BUILD FAILED
/var/lib/jenkins/workspace/flexproject/buildsupport/target/test-air.xml:4: The following error occurred while executing this line:
/var/lib/jenkins/workspace/flexproject/buildsupport/base/base-macros.xml:212: The following error occurred while executing this line:
/var/lib/jenkins/workspace/flexproject/buildsupport/base/base-macros.xml:174: Could not create test runner from template.
Please advise.
Thank you.

Answer 1

Could not load definitions from resource flexTasks.task
hints that you missed to set the path to your flex4.6 directory (lib/*.jar inside) correctly.