Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Modules, yum repo's & best practices

2013-01-02 Thread Ryan Coleman
On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 12:18 PM, Matthew Barr wrote: > So: should forge modules use repo's explicitly? or is there already a > standard design pattern that implements a parameter for repos? > I would like to see Forge modules make the usage of a yumrepo configurable via parameterized classes

[Puppet Users] Re: Modules, yum repo's & best practices

2013-01-02 Thread jcbollinger
On Monday, December 31, 2012 12:40:26 PM UTC-6, Matthew Barr wrote: > > I'm working with a forge module that specifies & installs a yum repo > before it installs the packages, then goes about it's business. > * package isn't part of a standard repo > > We operate on a policy of minimizing the

Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Modules, yum repo's & best practices

2012-12-31 Thread Jason Slagle
On 12/31/2012 03:18 PM, Matthew Barr wrote: Sorry to reply to myself.. but option #1 doesn't work. (It works for resources, but not classes. Silly me.) So: should forge modules use repo's explicitly? or is there already a standard design pattern that implements a parameter for repos?

[Puppet Users] Re: Modules, yum repo's & best practices

2012-12-31 Thread Matthew Barr
Sorry to reply to myself.. but option #1 doesn't work. (It works for resources, but not classes. Silly me.) So: should forge modules use repo's explicitly? or is there already a standard design pattern that implements a parameter for repos? elseā€¦ I guess I'll end up writing one :) On D