hello, ----- "Martijn Grendelman" <mart...@grendelman.net> wrote:
> Hi, > > I have create the following module: > > modules/foo > `-- manifests > |-- definitions > | `-- line.pp > `-- init.pp > > $ cat modules/foo/manifests/init.pp > import "definitions/*.pp" > > $ cat modules/foo/manifests/definitions/line.pp > define myline($file, $line, $ensure = 'present') { > .... > } > > I try to use the definition in a class: > > class testfile { > > file { "/tmp/testfile": > ensure => present, > } > > myline { test: > file => "/tmp/testfile", > line => "# This is a test", > ensure => present, > } > } You define should be: define foo::myline { .... } and it should be in modules/foo/manifests/myline.pp > Is the way I am trying to do things supposed to work? nope, > What is the reason that this doesn't work? Is it an issue with loading > order? > > How can I ensure that the module is loaded/available before the > 'testfile' class is evaluated? name the files as documented. The puppet master will not know to find your file in a weird location in a file not even called the same as the define, you can help it by just sticking to the way puppet is designed[1] to work, and then it will work. [1] http://docs.reductivelabs.com/guides/modules.html -- R.I.Pienaar -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en.