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On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 4:51 PM, ashwoods <ashwo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> No, not really. Because that would require me to modify the 3rd party
> modules to use that base packages module
> instead of how its defined. i.e. if i need build-essentials for my
> django module, put it on github, anybody who uses my module
> and maybe have another module of their own that also defines build-
> essentials, forces them to fork libraries.
>
> I am still very new to puppet, so maybe im missing somewhat obvious.
>
> On 7 Aug., 23:48, Denmat <tu2bg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > You might like to have a base packages module that contains a
> 'build-essentials' class (or whatever title you like).
> >
> > Then include it and reference the package in your ruby/python modules.
> >
> > include 'basepackages::build-essentials'
> >
> > ...
> > require => Package['build-essentials']
> > ...
> >
> > That help?
> >
> > Den
> >
> > On 08/08/2011, at 2:21, ashwoods <ashwo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > i'm trying to write a couple of modules to install generic python &
> > > ruby apps.
> > > how do you handle dependencies that are present in two modules, i.e. a
> > > package dependency,
> > > without causing an already defined error.
> >
> > > lets say:
> >
> > > module django:
> >
> > > class django {
> > > package { "build-essential':
> > > ensure => present,
> > > }
> > > ....
> > > ....
> > > }
> >
> > > module ruby_on_rails:
> > > class ruby {
> > > package { "build-essential':
> > > ensure => present,
> > > }
> > > ....
> > > ....
> > > }
> >
> > > if i define this like this, I get an already defined error. I know I
> > > can fix this by defining a third class and import it from the others,
> > > but you can only do that with the modules you "control".
> >
> > > So how do you define package dependencies in a module in a
> > > "encapsulated" and reusable way.
> > > it seems that its common to include 3rd party puppet modules by
> > > linking them via git submodules or by placing them under the module
> > > folders, but if i have to fork every 3rd party module that causes the
> > > error it seems that i am doing something wrong.
> >
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