If it's a straightforward compilation, you should be able to do this with a set of chained execs.
For instance, a file resource to push the tarball, then an exec to extract it (which depends on the tarball), an exec to configure it (which depends on the previous exec), and an exec to install it (which depends on the configuration exec), and a service (which depends on the install exec). Using names for the exec steps (rather than just the command as the name, use a custom name and specify the command parameter), you should be able to overwrite the configuration exec in a sub-class appropriately. -- Nathan Clemons http://www.livemocha.com The worlds largest online language learning community On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 6:11 PM, Dan White <y...@comcast.net> wrote: > Thanks for the opinion. > I understand your concern, but I have a need to do exactly that. > > Making a long story short, RPM's do not work for this need unless you > consider a relocatable package > <http://www.rpm.org/max-rpm/s1-rpm-reloc-building-relocatable.html> > and I have seen some serious objections to this particular rpm-extension. > > I need to install multiple instances of a service, some are as simple as > "drop tarball, unroll, run a config script", but at least one needs > instance-specific parameters compiled into it. > > I want to automate it. If not puppet, I am open to suggestion, but I have > a Cobbler/Puppet combo running very nicely (so far) on RHEL5 boxes, and any > alternative needs to "play nice" with that environment. > > On Oct 18, 2011, at 5:10 PM, Craig White wrote: > > > I've always thought that if you wanted, consistent, repeatable > methodology for install/remove/upgrade that the native packaging is always > the way to go and does exactly that with tarballs. > > > > I don't think Puppet is the way to drop tarballs && config && make && > make install because so many things will break along the way. > > > > Craig > > > > On Oct 18, 2011, at 1:56 PM, Dan White wrote: > > > >> RHEL 5, and the packages in question come as tar-balls that have to be > unrolled into place and then compiled/configured. Not your simple "yum > install...", sad to say. > >> > >> ----- Russell Van Tassell <russel...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> It might be helpful to include the O/S you're asking about, possibly > with > >>> the package... sometimes it's a matter of just changing/adding a > >>> respository. Sometimes it might be a little more involved. > >>> > >>> > >>> On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 1:21 PM, Dan White <y...@comcast.net> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Are there any exapmples out there that show an intelligent way to do > this ? > >>>> > >>>> My searches are not turning up anything useful > >>>> > >> > >> “Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists > elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” > >> Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes) > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Puppet Users" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@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. > >> > > > > -- > > Craig White ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > craig.wh...@ttiltd.com > > 1.800.869.6908 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > www.ttiassessments.com > > > > Need help communicating between generations at work to achieve your > desired success? Let us help! > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Puppet Users" group. > > To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@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. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Puppet Users" group. > To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@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. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@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.
