Re: [Puppet Users] extlookup == bad?

2011-04-13 Thread Felix Frank
On 04/12/2011 08:24 PM, R.I.Pienaar wrote: This demonstrates the problem. You have had to spend time working with customers to explain how to build these. It's a very complex subject, something our target audience in many cases dont get. They do understand extlookup though and it does

Re: [Puppet Users] extlookup == bad?

2011-04-12 Thread R.I.Pienaar
- Original Message - On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 9:25 PM, John Warburton jwarbur...@gmail.com wrote: OK, I'll bite In the newly published Style Guide ( http://docs.puppetlabs.com/guides/style_guide.html ), right at the end it says Modules should avoid the use of

Re: [Puppet Users] extlookup == bad?

2011-04-12 Thread Brian Gallew
On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 12:54 AM, R.I.Pienaar r...@devco.net wrote: The PDL is a *much* more desirable solution than either layered classes or extlookup, why it has gone un-implemented I dont know and why the current suggestion is that layered classes somehow represents an effective

Re: [Puppet Users] extlookup == bad?

2011-04-12 Thread Felix Frank
On 04/12/2011 04:41 PM, R.I.Pienaar wrote: - Original Message - On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 12:54 AM, R.I.Pienaar r...@devco.net wrote: The PDL is a *much* more desirable solution than either layered classes or extlookup, why it has gone un-implemented I dont know and why the

Re: [Puppet Users] extlookup == bad?

2011-04-12 Thread R.I.Pienaar
- Original Message - On 04/12/2011 04:41 PM, R.I.Pienaar wrote: - Original Message - On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 12:54 AM, R.I.Pienaar r...@devco.net wrote: The PDL is a *much* more desirable solution than either layered classes or extlookup, why it has

Re: [Puppet Users] extlookup == bad?

2011-04-12 Thread Dan Bode
Hi all, Thanks for the input On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 12:54 AM, R.I.Pienaar r...@devco.net wrote: - Original Message - On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 9:25 PM, John Warburton jwarbur...@gmail.com wrote: OK, I'll bite In the newly published Style Guide (

Re: [Puppet Users] extlookup == bad?

2011-04-12 Thread Dan Bode
On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 8:00 AM, R.I.Pienaar r...@devco.net wrote: - Original Message - On 04/12/2011 04:41 PM, R.I.Pienaar wrote: - Original Message - On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 12:54 AM, R.I.Pienaar r...@devco.net wrote: The PDL is a *much* more

Re: [Puppet Users] extlookup == bad?

2011-04-12 Thread R.I.Pienaar
- Original Message - Hi all, Thanks for the input On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 12:54 AM, R.I.Pienaar r...@devco.net wrote: - Original Message - On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 9:25 PM, John Warburton jwarbur...@gmail.com wrote: OK, I'll bite In the

Re: [Puppet Users] extlookup == bad?

2011-04-12 Thread Dan Bode
On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 11:24 AM, R.I.Pienaar r...@devco.net wrote: - Original Message - Hi all, Thanks for the input On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 12:54 AM, R.I.Pienaar r...@devco.net wrote: - Original Message - On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 9:25 PM, John

Re: [Puppet Users] extlookup == bad?

2011-04-12 Thread R.I.Pienaar
- Original Message - On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 12:54 AM, R.I.Pienaar r...@devco.net wrote: - Original Message - On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 9:25 PM, John Warburton jwarbur...@gmail.com wrote: OK, I'll bite In the newly published Style

[Puppet Users] extlookup == bad?

2011-04-11 Thread John Warburton
OK, I'll bite In the newly published Style Guide ( http://docs.puppetlabs.com/guides/style_guide.html), right at the end it says Modules should avoid the use of extlookup() in favor of ENCs or other alternatives But there is no reason as to why. We have a rule of thumb where we use the ENC

Re: [Puppet Users] extlookup == bad?

2011-04-11 Thread Dan Bode
On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 9:25 PM, John Warburton jwarbur...@gmail.comwrote: OK, I'll bite In the newly published Style Guide ( http://docs.puppetlabs.com/guides/style_guide.html), right at the end it says Modules should avoid the use of extlookup() in favor of ENCs or other