Puppet users - Jun 2007 - Virtual resources and require...

Is it possible to have a require line in a virtual resource when the required
resource is itself a virtual resource?

Specifically, it would be great if the following worked:

@file { usr_local:
  path      =>  "/usr/local",
  mode      =>  0755,
  owner     =>  root,
  group     =>  root,
  ensure    =>  directory
}

@file { usr_local_bin:
  path      =>  "/usr/local/bin",
  mode      =>  0755,
  owner     =>  root,
  group     =>  root,
  require   =>  File <| title == usr_local |>,
  ensure    =>  directory
}

Yes, I know that listing both works but just commenting.  :-)

Thanks,
--Robert

On Jun 20, 2007, at 5:07 PM, Robert Nickel wrote:
> Is it possible to have a require line in a virtual resource when  
> the required
> resource is itself a virtual resource?
>
> Specifically, it would be great if the following worked:
>
> @file { usr_local:
>   path      =>  "/usr/local",
>   mode      =>  0755,
>   owner     =>  root,
>   group     =>  root,
>   ensure    =>  directory
> }
>
> @file { usr_local_bin:
>   path      =>  "/usr/local/bin",
>   mode      =>  0755,
>   owner     =>  root,
>   group     =>  root,
>   require   =>  File <| title == usr_local |>,
>   ensure    =>  directory
> }
>
> Yes, I know that listing both works but just commenting.  :-)
You''d have to do a normal ''require'', with
File[usr_local], not the
collection, but otherwise, yes, this will work as long as the  
usr_local file gets realized at some point.

Realizing usr_local_bin would not automatically realize usr_local,  
which is possibly what you meant.

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