Error: No package.xml found using ANT deploy

Question

I'm trying to deploy an Apex Class from one org to another. I get this error:

All Component Failures: 1.package.xml -- Error: No package.xml found

package.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Package xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
    <types>
        <members>Test1234</members>
        <name>ApexClass</name>
    </types>
    <version>33.0</version>
</Package>

build.properties

# build.properties
#

# Specify the login credentials for the desired Salesforce organization sf.username = sf.password =
#sf.pkgName =
#sf.zipFile =
#sf.metadataType =

# Use 'https://login.salesforce.com' for production or developer edition (the default if not specified).
# Use 'https://test.salesforce.com for sandbox.

sf.serverurl = https://login.salesforce.com sf.maxPoll = 20
# If your network requires an HTTP proxy, see http://ant.apache.org/manual/proxy.html for configuration.
#

build.xml file

<project name="Jenkins CI Demo" xmlns:sf="antlib:com.salesforce">

    <property file="C:\TestDeploy\build.properties"/>
    <property environment="env"/>


    <target name="deploy">

        <sf:deploy   username="${sf.username}"
                     password="${sf.password}"
                     serverurl="${sf.serverurl}"                     
                     maxPoll="${sf.maxPoll}"
                     logType="Detail"
                     deployRoot="C:\TestDeploy\src\"/>

    </target> 


</project>

Answer 1

The package.xml file must be at your deployRoot ("C:\TestDeploy\src\package.xml"). It must be exactly named package.xml (case sensitive). The format of your metadata source directory should look like this:

\---src
    |   package.xml
    |
    \---classes
            Test1234.cls
            Test1234.cls-meta.xml

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Edit:

It seems that you also need to use singlePackage in order for the structure above to work:

    <sf:deploy   username="${sf.username}"
                 password="${sf.password}"
                 serverurl="${sf.serverurl}"                     
                 maxPoll="${sf.maxPoll}"
                 logType="Detail"
                 singlePackage="true"
                 deployRoot="C:\TestDeploy\src\"/>

It seems it may have been "false" by default before, or maybe it's just been too long since I've used it, but when singlePackage is false, it specifies an extra layer in your file system, like this:

\---src
    \---package
        |   package.xml
        |
        \---classes
                Test1234.cls
                Test1234.cls-meta.xml