Hallo! paul matthews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >Like Matt I have been using "before=>" statements as opposed to "notify=>" >to try and ensure dependency order. Could someone highlight the distinction >as both seem to ensure a task is run and completed before the next step is >called.
'before' and 'require' just specify the ordering: If you want A to be ensured before B, you can either say "before => B" on A or "require => A" on B. It is just a matter of where the ordering hint if placed. 'notify' and 'subscribe' are stronger versions of 'before' and 'require': They specify ordering but also generate events. This means that if a dependent resource was acted upon, the current resource is re-evaluated. This comes handy if you want for example an exec to be performed each time a file has been modified. All of this is documented at <http://reductivelabs.com/trac/puppet/wiki/TypeReference#available-metaparameters>. Regards Christian -- Dipl.-Inf. Christian Kauhaus <>< · [EMAIL PROTECTED] · systems administration gocept gmbh & co. kg · forsterstraße 29 · 06112 halle (saale) · germany http://gocept.com · tel +49 345 1229889 11 · fax +49 345 1229889 1 Zope and Plone consulting and development
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