Issue #4269 has been updated by Nick Lewis. Status changed from Accepted to Ready for Testing Branch set to http://github.com/nicklewis/puppet/tree/ticket/master/4269-undef_interpolation
---------------------------------------- Bug #4269: behavior change in 2.6: undef variables are not anymore empty strings http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/4269 Author: Peter Meier Status: Ready for Testing Priority: Normal Assigned to: Nick Lewis Category: Target version: 2.6.0 Affected version: 2.6.0rc3 Keywords: Branch: http://github.com/nicklewis/puppet/tree/ticket/master/4269-undef_interpolation The following manifest: <pre> $ cat foo.pp notice $a exec{"/bin/echo a=$a > /tmp/foo": } </pre> produced in 0.25.x the following: <pre> $ puppet foo.pp notice: Scope(Class[main]): notice: //Exec[/bin/echo a= > /tmp/foo]/returns: executed successfully $ cat /tmp/foo a= </pre> However 2.6 produces: <pre> $ puppet foo.pp notice: Scope(Class[main]): undef notice: /Stage[main]//Exec[/bin/echo a=undef > /tmp/foo]/returns: executed successfully $ cat /tmp/foo a=undef </pre> This changes the behavior of various execs and generate functions. In regard to ruby's behavior of nil.to_s undef variables should also be empty strings. Otherwise this should be documented, but it will give some headaches in mixed enviornments. -- 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-bugs?hl=en.
