On Oct 5, 2011, at 12:11 AM, deet wrote: > The env is Solaris 10, facter 1.5.9, puppet 2.6.8, ruby 1.8.7 p302. > > I'm trying to call the generate function inside of an erb template > and getting an error that the generate function doesn't exist. > The following snippet from http://docs.puppetlabs.com/guides/templating.html > leads me to believe what I'm trying is doable and I'm most likely > missing something obvious. > "Puppet functions can be called by prepending “function_” to the > beginning of the function name. For example, including one template > inside another:" > > My testing was in a client server model but I'm able to reproduce it > with the following basic example. I'm wondering if anyone sees any > problem with how i'm calling the function from inside a template? > > The manifest,template and generate script > gen.pp: > file { "/var/tmp/gen-test/genout": > content => template("/var/tmp/gen-test/templ.erb"), > } > templ.erb: > genvar=<%= scope.function_generate(["/var/tmp/gen-test/gencom"]) %> > gencom: > #!/usr/bin/env ruby -w > > puts "raboof" > > When the manifest is applied I get this > > puppet apply gen.pp > Failed to parse template /var/tmp/gen-test/templ.erb: undefined method > `function_generate' for #<Puppet::Parser::Scope:0x8e48ac4> at /var/tmp/ > gen-test/gen.pp:2 on node lil-derek > > > That error is the same as if I specify a function that obviously > doesn't exist (burrito in this example) > which makes me think I'm not calling the generate function correctly. > > Failed to parse template /var/tmp/gen-test/templ.erb: undefined method > `function_burrito' for #<Puppet::Parser::Scope:0x8e48ac4> at /var/tmp/ > gen-test/gen.pp:2 on node lil-derek > > I've been fussing with this for awhile now and would appreciate an > input. > TIA.
It sounds like your running into Bug #4549: http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/4549 There is a workaround given in the comments. -- Peter M. Bukowinski Sr. Systems Engineer Janelia Farm Research Campus, HHMI -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en.
