Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Variables and autoloading

2012-10-22 Thread jcbollinger
On Monday, October 22, 2012 12:26:15 PM UTC-5, Nan Liu wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 7:37 AM, jcbollinger > > > wrote: > > PL put a lot of effort into improving parametrized classes for Puppet 3, > and > > they are indeed better. As I have lately written, I think the result > > rescue

Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Variables and autoloading

2012-10-22 Thread Nan Liu
On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 7:37 AM, jcbollinger wrote: > PL put a lot of effort into improving parametrized classes for Puppet 3, and > they are indeed better. As I have lately written, I think the result > rescues a lot of parametrized classes that are already in use. That doesn't > mean that it's

Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Variables and autoloading

2012-10-22 Thread Guzman Braso
John: Very concise and helpful answer, thank you very much for your time! Best regards from Montevideo, Guzmán On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 12:37 PM, jcbollinger wrote: > > > On Sunday, October 21, 2012 6:02:39 PM UTC-5, Guzmán Brasó wrote: >> >> John, >> >> I'm new to puppet and your mails confuse

Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Variables and autoloading

2012-10-22 Thread jcbollinger
On Sunday, October 21, 2012 6:02:39 PM UTC-5, Guzmán Brasó wrote: > > John, > > I'm new to puppet and your mails confuse me a little bit... if > parameterized classes are not recommended and you suggest when dealing with > someone else parameterized class to set it through hiera (Puppet 3). >

Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Variables and autoloading

2012-10-21 Thread Guzman Braso
John, I'm new to puppet and your mails confuse me a little bit... if parameterized classes are not recommended and you suggest when dealing with someone else parameterized class to set it through hiera (Puppet 3). Then I don't understand how to proceed with puppet 2 modules... Should I hack every

Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Variables and autoloading

2012-10-15 Thread John Warburton
On 16 October 2012 01:03, jcbollinger wrote: > In fact, in a reprise of my "voice crying in the wilderness" routine, I > will urge you to avoid writing new parametrized classes for any > I hear you -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" gro

Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Variables and autoloading

2012-10-15 Thread jcbollinger
On Monday, October 15, 2012 9:43:48 AM UTC-5, Matt Zagrabelny wrote: > > Can you suggest an alternative to parameterized classes? > > Funny that you ask. I just did exactly that a few doors down: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/puppet-users/dICUPHn3azY/b0wJaiSbs8kJ . I'm afraid I waxed

Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Variables and autoloading

2012-10-15 Thread Matt Zagrabelny
On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 9:38 AM, jcbollinger wrote: > > > On Monday, October 15, 2012 9:03:50 AM UTC-5, jcbollinger wrote: >> >> [...] parametrized classes still have serious deficiencies in Puppet 3 >> (and worse deficiencies in Puppet 2). Do write them. >> > > I meant do not write them, of cour

[Puppet Users] Re: Variables and autoloading

2012-10-15 Thread jcbollinger
On Monday, October 15, 2012 9:03:50 AM UTC-5, jcbollinger wrote: > > [...] parametrized classes still have serious deficiencies in Puppet 3 > (and worse deficiencies in Puppet 2). Do write them. > > I meant do *not* write them, of course. John -- You received this message because you are su

[Puppet Users] Re: Variables and autoloading

2012-10-15 Thread jcbollinger
On Monday, October 15, 2012 4:27:06 AM UTC-5, Simon Marechal wrote: > > It seems to me that a few puppet modules do access variables from > non-included classes (for example > https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-mysql/blob/master/manifests/config.pp > look > at how stuff is pulled out of