On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Jeff McCune <j...@puppetlabs.com> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 1:17 PM, Robert Rothenberg <rob...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I am using CentOS 6 with the PuppetLabs yum repo from >> http://yum.puppetlabs.com >> >> I noticed that today version 3 is available on the repo, so of course, an >> upgrade to Puppet is available. > > Yes, this major version update went live on Monday. There are a > number of breaking-changes between 2.7 and 3.0 which are described at: > http://links.puppetlabs.com/telly_breaking_changes > >> Ideally, it would have been better if v3 had a different distribution name, >> so that systems with v2.7.x are not upgraded (especially if there will be >> future releases if v2.7).
We sent out several notices about this prior to doing it. The Puppet Labs repositories are designed to be the place you get the latest software from Puppet Labs. This was a conscious choice. > > Could you please file an issue (with impact data) about the > distribution name issue. I believe we considered doing what you > describe, but decided against it. I don't know the reasons off the > top of my head though, an issue will give us a clear place to track > the request, the impact it has on you and your organization, and the > decision we come to (or have already come to). > >> I am concerned about things breaking. So is there a document detailing >> incompatibilities? Will there be future 2.7 releases? There will be. I'd imagine you'll see activity slow on it though. > > There will be future releases of 2.7. We will continue to fix bugs in > the 2.7 series, but we are intending to avoid adding any new features > or make any large changes to the behavior of Puppet 2.7. > > Hope this helps, > -Jeff > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
