Puppet users - Dec 2009 - how to specify source parameter for gem packages

I am trying to use the package class to manage a gem and I need to
specify the source. I tried doing the following:

package { "gateway_install_support":
    ensure => installed,
    provider => gem,
    source => "http://gems.ublip.com:8808",
    require => Exec["ruby setup.rb"]
  }

but this causes the error:

err: //Node[byron-dev.numerexfast.com]/base_gateway/Package
[gateway_install_support]/ensure: change from absent to present
failed: Execution of ''/usr/bin/gem install --include-dependencies
http://gems.ublip.com:8808'' returned 512: ERROR:  could not find gem
http://gems.ublip.com:8808 locally or in a repository

Which looks like it is trying to use the source parameter as the gem
name.

--

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+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en.

On 24.12.2009 21:00, byron appelt wrote:
> I am trying to use the package class to manage a gem and I need to
> specify the source. I tried doing the following:
>
> package { "gateway_install_support":
>      ensure =>  installed,
>      provider =>  gem,
>      source =>  "http://gems.ublip.com:8808",
>      require =>  Exec["ruby setup.rb"]
>    }
>    
Source should be local afaik. You need a file resource to copy it and 
after that the package resource.
The documentation for package source: 
http://reductivelabs.com/trac/puppet/wiki/TypeReference#id77
Also note this (file resource source) 
http://reductivelabs.com/trac/puppet/wiki/TypeReference#source


Silviu
> but this causes the error:
>
> err: //Node[byron-dev.numerexfast.com]/base_gateway/Package
> [gateway_install_support]/ensure: change from absent to present
> failed: Execution of ''/usr/bin/gem install --include-dependencies
> http://gems.ublip.com:8808'' returned 512: ERROR:  could not find
gem
> http://gems.ublip.com:8808 locally or in a repository
>
> Which looks like it is trying to use the source parameter as the gem
> name.
>
> --
>
> 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+unsubscribe@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+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en.

Answering my own question here. As it turns out, the source parameter
does work as I was expecting it to, but only in puppet versions 0.24.5
and greater. I was trying with 0.24.4.

On Dec 24, 1:00 pm, byron appelt <byron.app...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> I am trying to use the package class to manage agemand I need to
> specify thesource. I tried doing the following:
>
> package { "gateway_install_support":
>     ensure => installed,
>     provider =>gem,
>    source=> "http://gems.ublip.com:8808",
>     require => Exec["ruby setup.rb"]
>   }
>
> but this causes the error:
>
> err: //Node[byron-dev.numerexfast.com]/base_gateway/Package
> [gateway_install_support]/ensure: change from absent to present
> failed: Execution of ''/usr/bin/geminstall
--include-dependencieshttp://gems.ublip.com:8808''returned 512: ERROR:
 could not findgemhttp://gems.ublip.com:8808locally or in a repository
>
> Which looks like it is trying to use thesourceparameter as thegem
> name.
--

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+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en.