I am trying to build my C++ project using scons on jenkins which is running on an ubuntu box (running only a master).

I have installed scons from command-line using apt-get and have installed the [Jenkins Scons plugin](https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/SCons+Plugin): In the master configuration I have configured the path to the scons binary:

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/6I27D.png)

In the job config (freestyle project) I have:

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/fEFST.png)

When I run the build I get:

```
Building in workspace /var/lib/jenkins/workspace/my-project
Checkout:my-project / /var/lib/jenkins/workspace/my-project - hudson.remoting.LocalChannel@5d56ead7
Using strategy: Default
Last Built Revision: Revision d919f00fb2e59ce1214e276e6c60e834d4035d5b (origin/master)
Fetching changes from 1 remote Git repository
Fetching upstream changes from origin
Commencing build of Revision d919f00fb2e59ce1214e276e6c60e834d4035d5b (origin/master)
Checking out Revision d919f00fb2e59ce1214e276e6c60e834d4035d5b (origin/master)
[my-project] $ /usr/bin/scons -f scons9080484787377372778.generated -C my-project
scons: Entering directory `/var/lib/jenkins/workspace/my-project'
scons: Reading SConscript files ...
scons: done reading SConscript files.
scons: Building targets ...
scons: `.' is up to date.
scons: done building targets.
Finished: SUCCESS

```

but that is not correct. Any ideas why the project/SConstruct located in the root of the workspace is not read/build?