What you could do is group those task into a separate yml file and then
include them in the main.yml:
include: some_var_tasks.yml
when: some_var
On Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 4:15:54 PM UTC+2, Jacob Seeley wrote:
>
> That's unfortunate. That would require me to set variables in all tasks on
> *other_role* that I would not have otherwise set, just so that I can pass
> a variable that triggers one task in *other_role*.
>
> On Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 9:52:27 AM UTC-4, Strahinja Kustudić wrote:
>>
>> Ansible doesn't support role dependency using tags. Tags are only used
>> for executing specific tasks which can be passes from the command line.
>>
>> To do what you want, you would have to define a variable in the
>> other_role and set a when: clause on all tasks when that variable is true,
>> or set.
>>
>> On Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 3:46:21 PM UTC+2, Jacob Seeley wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'd like to have one role be dependent upon another role's tag only.
>>> Here is what I am trying:
>>>
>>> # meta/main.yml
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
>>> dependencies:
>>> - { role: common }
>>> - { role: other_role, tags: ['other_role_autofs'] }
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Expected Behaviour*All tasks in the role *common* are run
>>> Only the role *other_role*' task with a tag of *other_role_autofs* is
>>> run
>>>
>>>
>>> *Actual Behaviour*
>>> All tasks in the role *common* are run
>>> All tasks in the role *other_role *are run
>>>
>>
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