Hi Nico, One common way to do this is to use the group_by module to make groups based on the distribution variable, and then to use individual plays to target those groups.
When doing this in a role, you can use include: or include_vars: to bring in task or vars files based on the distribution variable instead. We have a few examples of this in our integration tests, and in the Tower installation playbook. Thanks! On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 8:42 AM, Nico K. <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Given a wide-range of distribution versions how does one abstract away the > differences? > For example I have to deal with all Ubuntu versions between 10.04 => > 14.04, there are differences such as '/etc/dhcp' vs '/etc/dhcp3' and so on. > The 'group_by' statement here doesn't really help since that would result > in having to create ~8 configurations. > > What I would like to do is in an existing group_vars file say: > > dhcp_dir: /etc/dhcp3 > when: ansible_distribution_version|compare .. otherwise .. > > Or otherwise do something like this in a task? Perhaps using 'set_fact'? > > Any ideas? > > Nico > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ansible Project" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/991dfe1c-8b2f-4892-9159-3c6caf9b70d9%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/991dfe1c-8b2f-4892-9159-3c6caf9b70d9%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAMFyvFgG4KLVOK2%3DmS7e7d5JHEi9MfqYDPg6xXeMYOG6AkupLw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
