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jkj2000
jkj2000

Reputation: 1593

Adding a package statement-- legal to put in a defined type?

I have a package statement in a puppet class that reads like this:

 package { 'bc': 
    ensure => present,  
  }

But the class needs to go away now. I still need that module however.

In my puppet repository the next best logical place to put the requirement for this module is in a defined type. Is it legal/ok in puppet to include a package statement in there?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 51

Answers (1)

kkamil
kkamil

Reputation: 2595

Generally using package in defined type is not a problem if you use it properly. The main problem you might have, is how to avoid "already defined" conflicts.

Please check my answer about avoiding code duplication and handling packages in puppet. Also consider using ensure_packages from puppet stdlib.

Upvotes: 1

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