On 02/07/2012 03:54 PM, jimbob palmer wrote:
# The right way class foo::specific { include 'foo::common' # specific stuff }So can I be sure that the include will run first, before the "specific stuff" here?
Kind of, but you need to change your thinking. The include does not _run_ before the specific stuff, it _declares_ foo::common. The result is not a sequential run of something, but a graph - a catalog of resources and relationships :)
Okay. So if I am not meant to use class inheritance for this, when should I use it?
Hm, I'm tempted to say "never" but this is an example use http://docs.puppetlabs.com/guides/parameterized_classes.html#appendix-smart-parameter-defaults -- http://www.uib.no/personer/Jan.Ivar.Beddari -- 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.
