On Jul 9, 2010, at 2:33 AM, prudhvi wrote:
> Hi Patrick,
>
> You're right.
> Actually I have a custom source which i have to install it through
> source
> is there any conditional execution like if-case to check whether the
> source files are already in place?
Not creating a package is probably a big mistake, but take a look at the
"onlyif" parameter and the "creates" parameter. onlyif takes a command.
creates says something like "if this file/directory exists, don't run this
command."
> On Jul 9, 12:18 pm, Patrick Mohr <kc7...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> It's probably better to make a package instead.
>>
>> On Jul 8, 2010, at 11:49 PM, prudhvi wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>
>>> I have been installing couchdb from source thorough " make/make
>>> install " using puppet's exec.
>>> The problem I am facing is when ever i run the configuration for the
>>> second time its not recognizing tat its already installed.
>>> couchdb is being installed all over again.
>>> is it the problem becoz , im not using puppet's package resource type
>>> I thought of a plan in which i can check whether a particular file
>>> exists. so if the file doesnt exists, I'll ask puppet to install it
>>> right away.
>>
>> So you're doing something like this?
>>
>> exec { tar xvzf && ./configure && make && make install:
>> path => "whatever",
>> creates => "/usr/bin/program_name",
>>
>> }
>
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