On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 7:43 PM, Michael Legleux <[email protected]> wrote:

> Using puppet 3.62
>
> Trying to follow along with the book
> At one point (beginning of ch. 3), it says using irb:
>
> >> require 'puppet'
> >> Puppet::Type.type(:package)
> => Puppet::Type::Package
> My output is identical
> However the next bit diverges...
>
> >> require 'puppet'
> >> Puppet.parse_config
> >> Puppet::Type.type(:custom_package).provide(:apt)
> => Puppet::Type::Custom_package::ProviderApt
>

Are you in the root of your custom module folder when you type irb?


>
> Puppet.parse_config returns "notice"
> and
> Puppet::Type.type(:custom_package).provide(:apt)  does not return
> Puppet::Type::Custom_package::ProviderApt as
> Puppet::Type.type(:custom_package) is returning nil.
>
> my tree is identical to the books (save for the rpm and yum providers)
> .
> └── lib
>     └── puppet
>         ├── provider
>         │   └── custom_package
>         │       └── apt.rb
>

Ensure your namespace is correct for the apt.rb file.



>         └── type
>             └── custom_package.rb
>
> Is this book still 100% relevant or are parts achieving obsolescence?
>
> --
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
> "Puppet Users" group.
> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an
> email to [email protected].
> To view this discussion on the web visit
> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/00ab0833-4bd1-4939-a710-6223eb7e122b%40googlegroups.com
> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/00ab0833-4bd1-4939-a710-6223eb7e122b%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>
> .
> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
>



-- 
Rob Reynolds
Developer, Puppet Labs

*Join us at PuppetConf 2014 <http://www.puppetconf.com/>, September
20-24 in San Francisco*
*Register by July 31st to take advantage of the Early Bird discount
<https://puppetconf2014.eventbrite.com/?discount=EarlyBird> **—**save $249!*

-- 
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups 
"Puppet Users" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email 
to [email protected].
To view this discussion on the web visit 
https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/CAMJiBK7G35r_7S%3DtsWDcVQ_RvRp8jp1FP4W_jeR4vS%2B3WwdhHw%40mail.gmail.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Reply via email to