Pass a Bitrise step output into another env var with envman

TL;DR

Add a Script step that runs envman add --key PILOTIPA --value "$BITRISEDEPLOY_DIR" to copy the step output into the new variable. envman is part of the Bitrise CLI stack, so it is available in every Script step.

Steps

1. Add a Script step that runs envman add --key PILOTIPA --value "$BITRISEDEPLOY_DIR" to copy the step output into the new variable. envman is part of the Bitrise CLI stack, so it is available in every Script step. Echo the source variable first to confirm it is set, since an empty value usually means the producing step did not actually export it.

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Versions

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Why this happens

The original report does not dig into a root cause. It documents the symptom and the fix that resolved it.

Source: Stack Overflow #33627000 (accepted answer, 7 votes): the asker needs the Xcode archive step output BITRISEDEPLOYDIR available as PILOT_IPA for a later step. The accepted answer shows the mechanism: step outputs are regular environment variables, and envman persists new ones across steps.

Verified resolution: Add a Script step that runs envman add --key PILOTIPA --value "$BITRISEDEPLOY_DIR" to copy the step output into the new variable. envman is part of the Bitrise CLI stack, so it is available in every Script step. Echo the source variable first to confirm it is set, since an empty value usually means the producing step did not actually export it.

Source URL: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33627000/is-there-a-way-to-assign-the-output-of-a-step-to-another-environment-variable-on