The main reason I separate title from namevar is so when I have
references to the exec they stay consistent - but the command & args
can be updated independently. This matters more when I have references
that cross file boundaries.
ken.
On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 7:35 PM, vagn scott <vagnsc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 06/18/2011 10:31 AM, Markus Falb wrote:
>>
>> On 18.6.2011 05:30, vagn scott wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> or you can do what I do and pipe that archive into tar:
>>>
>>> exec { "true $title&& wget -O - $upstream | tar xzf - --xform
>>> 's,wordpress/,,'":
>>> cwd => "$top",
>>> creates => "$top/license.txt",
>>> before => File[ "$top/setup.mysql" ],
>>> }
>>>
>>> the reason for the 'true $title&&' part is
>>> that I want to be able to use this exec multiple times (it is in a
>>> defined class).
>>> So I need to get the $title in there so puppet doesn't think it is
>>> a duplicate definition.
>>>
>>
>> You can separate the title from the actual command
>>
>> exec { "uniqe title maybe with $title in it":
>> command => "wget...",
>> ...
>> }
>>
>>
>
> And then I have to make up a title that won't collide
> with another title somewhere else. Also, I lose a line
> of vertical space on the screen, and I have to go
> looking for what the exec is doing, instead of it being
> on the first line. Shortcut operators don't slow me
> down at all. Those are my tradeoffs, and why
> I chose this style. YMMV.
>
> But, since you mentioned it: Is it so arcane a practice that
> I should avoid it for the sake of people reading my code?
>
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