Issue #12179 has been updated by Nathan Valentine.
I won't bother to comment as to whether or not this feature request represents a good idea as I think others have made their case well. I think I understand the use-cases laid out above that are driving this feature request. Please feel free to correct me if that is not the case. I would try to solve this problem via use of Hiera and Parameterized Classes. Meaning that I would pass a parameter for package version to my classes and I would adjust that package version based on the common/role/environment/fqdn Hiera routing pattern. ---------------------------------------- Feature #12179: Package resource should allow ensure=>">1.0" or ensure=>"<0.10" as well as 'latest', 'installed' and specific version number https://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12179#change-83902 Author: Steve Shipway Status: Needs Decision Priority: Normal Assignee: J.D. Welch Category: language Target version: Affected Puppet version: 2.7.9 Keywords: ux Branch: It would be helpful if the 'ensure' parameter to the Package resrouce could also specify 'at least version **x**' and 'no later than version **y**' as well as 'latest version', 'installed' (IE, any version) or a specific version number. EG: package { 'foo': ensure=>'>1.0' } would act as 'latest' if the current package was uninstalled or version before 1.0, but would act as 'installed' otherwise. Similarly, package { 'foo': ensure=>'<4.0' } would act as 'installed' if version is <4.0 but would produce an error otherwise. This would allow us to set a manifest to avoid packages with known problems in a certain version, but not upgrade unless necessary. -- You have received this notification because you have either subscribed to it, or are involved in it. To change your notification preferences, please click here: http://projects.puppetlabs.com/my/account -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Bugs" 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-bugs?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
