On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 8:43 PM, Dan Bode <d...@puppetlabs.com> wrote:
> > > On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 3:43 PM, Ryan Bowlby <rbowlb...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Can anyone comment on their experiences with librarian-puppet or using >> git superproject with per puppet module repositories? > > > I tried using git submodules for a long time. I found that I just could > not keep up with updating changed modules in two places (the module repo > and the superproject repo). I wound up with projects that were never quite > in sync. > > My other problem is that the puppet ecosystem (the forge, etc) does not > really have a concept of a super project. All that it has is modules. > > I wound up switching to yaml files that specify dependencies with a rake > task. This way, I can have superprojects that are themselves puppet > modules. It also allows me to only check in the fact that master of all > modules should work with master of its dependencies (which is almost always > the state that I want checked-in) > > For an example, have a look at the rake tasks for the puppetlabs-openstack > modules: > > https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-openstack/blob/master/Rakefile > > I would love to see something like this eventually expanded into the > Modulefile. > > I havent really looked at librarian yet, but I am interested. > I probably should have looked into puppet librarian before sending this email. Its very similar to the custom yaml files with rake tasks that I had mentioned before. I should actually be able to remove my custom yaml files and drop in puppet-librarian. > > >> We are in the midst of determining which route is optimal for our >> environment. It seems like using git superprojects would mean one less new >> tool for everyone to learn. What then would be the advantages of >> librarian-puppet? >> >> Thanks, >> Ryan Bowlby >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Puppet Users" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/puppet-users/-/4Kf47PY2sIwJ. >> 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. >> > > -- 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.
