[JENKINS-72922] Child job MultipleCompilationErrorsException is not propagated to parent job when loading libraries failed

[jenkins-infra-bot]

Running a pipeline that uses a Groovy shared library. A parent job kicks off a child job by using the build api. The child job tries to load the shared library in its Jenkinsfile with

@​Library('repo@​branch') _

but it fails to load the library, throws a MultipleCompilationErrorsException, and fails. The parent job does not receive the MultipleCompilationErrorsException and instead receives a 

FlowInterruptedException that contains no information to indicate the reason the child job failed.

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Originally reported by dbitter, imported from: Child job MultipleCompilationErrorsException is not propagated to parent job when loading libraries failed

• status: Open
• priority: Minor
• component(s): pipeline-build-step-plugin, workflow-job-plugin
• resolution: Unresolved
• votes: 0
• watchers: 1
• imported: 20251212-090250

Raw content of original issue

Running a pipeline that uses a Groovy shared library. A parent job kicks off a child job by using the build api. The child job tries to load the shared library in its Jenkinsfile with

@Library('repo@branch') _

but it fails to load the library, throws a MultipleCompilationErrorsException, and fails. The parent job does not receive the MultipleCompilationErrorsException and instead receives a 
FlowInterruptedException that contains no information to indicate the reason the child job failed.

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