I gotta say that was unexpected. Thanks for the clarification. I am
finding that scoping in puppet is pretty unusual. Thanks.
-eric
On Nov 11, 4:59 pm, "R.I.Pienaar" <r...@devco.net> wrote:
> ----- "Eric Snow" <es...@verio.net> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the response. I'm afraid I don't see the relationship
> > between resolving the qualified variable and moving classes into
> > their
> > own manifests. Even if class_a were in its own manifest I would have
> > the same problem.
>
> > I appreciate your help. I expect that I have misunderstood. Thanks.
>
> you would not,
>
> class module::class_a {
>
> }
>
> and in another file
>
> class module::class_a::class_b {
>
> }
>
> that's what you would have and that would create the module layout you'd
> expect
> its just harder to make the mistake you made which is:
>
> class a {
> class b {
> }
>
> }
>
> this creates classes a and a::b now look at your naming.
>
> Nesting them also messes around the autloader.
>
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> > -eric
>
> > On Nov 11, 4:40 pm, "R.I.Pienaar" <r...@devco.net> wrote:
> > > ----- "Eric Snow" <es...@verio.net> wrote:
>
> > > > I know that you can qualify variable names from inside a class.
> > How
> > > > about qualifying a variable inside a nested class:
>
> > > > class module::class_a {
> > > > class module::class_a::class_b {
> > > > $variable = "test"
> > > > }
> > > > }
> > > > notice $module::class_a::class_b::variable
>
> > > you've created $module::module::class.....
>
> > > you really should just put classes each in their own files it makes
> > > it all more obvious.
>
> > > same applies to defines
>
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