Issue #11041 has been updated by Adrien Thebo. Keywords changed from vmware rpm demidecode to vmware rpm demidecode packaging
Yep, completely right. dmidecode's gonna be the best way to do this, but external dependencies are something I've been trying to avoid. We can add other detection methods too perhaps. ---------------------------------------- Bug #11041: facter-1.6.3 rpm is missing dmidecode as dependency https://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/11041 Author: Florian Koch Status: Accepted Priority: High Assignee: Category: library Target version: 1.6.x Keywords: vmware rpm demidecode packaging Branch: Affected Facter version: 1.6.3 Hi, i have a minimal Scientific Linux installation on a Vmware virtual Server, no dmidecode is installed. I install facter and get facter | grep virtual is_virtual => false virtual => physical i install dmidecode and get facter | grep virtual is_virtual => true virtual => vmware so dmidecode is needed by facter to detect vmware and should a rpm dependency -- 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.
