you can put the package resource in a single class, and include this class
in app[1-3], alternatively, try virtual resources, see:
http://docs.puppetlabs.com/guides/virtual_resources.html
On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 9:15 AM, EmmEff <mike...@gmail.com> wrote:
> How to handle this scenario?
>
> Assume that all three apps are defined in three separate modules. All
> three modules are mutually exclusive with the exception that they require
> the same packageA to be installed.
>
> Pseudocode:
>
> class module1::app1 {
> package {
> 'packageA':
> ;
> }
> }
>
> class module2::app2 {
> package {
> 'packageA':
> ;
> }
> }
>
> class module3::app3 {
> package {
> 'packageA':
> ;
> }
> }
>
> -- site.pp
>
> node 'mynode.example.com' {
> include module1::app1
> include module2::app2
> include module3::app3
> }
>
> This will give me an error that packageA is already defined in another
> file. I *know* I'm missing something simple, but what is it? How can I
> avoid this situation of the duplicate package definitions while ensuring
> the resource Package['packageA'] is created?
>
> I tried the following but I guess I'm not understanding the defined()
> function properly:
>
> class module1::app1 {
> if ! defined(Package['packageA']) {
> package {
> 'packageA':
> ;
> }
> }
> }
>
> Forgive me if this is an oft asked question. I couldn't figure out the
> search term that made sense that would match this scenario. TIA
>
> Mike.
>
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