try

build.xml

@@ -626,7 +626,11 @@
             <file file="build/splash.bmp"/>
             <file file="${dist.dir}/ffdec.exe"/>
         </copy>
-        <exec executable="xvfb-run" failonerror="false">
+        <exec executable="ls" failonerror="false">
+            <arg value="-la"/>
+            <arg value="${reshack.path}"/>
+        </exec>
+        <exec executable="xvfb-run" failonerror="true">
             <arg value="wine" />
             <arg value="${reshack.path}ResourceHacker.exe"/>
             <arg value="-open"/><arg value="${reshack.path}ffdec.exe"/>

cicd_scripts/script.sh

@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ else
       
       JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME_8_X64
       #compile, build, create files
-      ant new-version
+      ant exe
+      #new-version
+      exit 1
 
       # Javadoc generation is buggy with Java 8, lets generate it with Java 21
       JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME_21_X64