Multiple package install.

Paul.S...@barcap.com

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Aug 31, 2012, 3:46:49 AM8/31/12

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Hello,

For the life of me I cannot get this to work. It's seemingly doable with a single class but outside....

params.pp:

class vmware::params {

case $::lsbmajdistrelease {
    '4': {
      $packagelist = "[ 'vmware-tools-esx-kmods-smp', 'vmware-tools-esx-kmods-up' ]"
    }
    default: {
      $packagelist = 'vmware-tools-esx-kmods'
    }
}
}

install.pp

package { "$vmware::params::packagelist":
ensure => present,
}

Which results in this:-

err: /Stage[main]/Vmware::Install/Package[['vmware-tools-esx-kmods-smp', 'vmware-tools-esx-kmods-up']]/ensure: change from absent to present failed: Execution of '/usr/bin/yum -d 0 -e 0 -y install ['vmware-tools-esx-kmods-smp', 'vmware-tools-esx-kmods-up']' returned 1: Traceback (most recent call last):

I have tried escaping this in all sorts of crazy ways but not having a good deal of luck.

Anyone have the right way to do this ?

Cheers

Paul

David Schmitt

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Aug 31, 2012, 3:59:38 AM8/31/12

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On 2012-08-31 09:46, Olli...@googlemail.com wrote:
> Hello,
> For the life of me I cannot get this to work. It's seemingly doable with
> a single class but outside....
> params.pp:
> class vmware::params {
> case $::lsbmajdistrelease {
> '4': {
> $packagelist = "[ 'vmware-tools-esx-kmods-smp',
> 'vmware-tools-esx-kmods-up' ]"
> }
> default: {
> $packagelist = 'vmware-tools-esx-kmods'
> }
> }
> }
> install.pp
> package { "$vmware::params::packagelist":

Don't quote here. That converts the contents into a string.

D.

Paul.S...@barcap.com

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Aug 31, 2012, 4:26:24 AM8/31/12

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Thanks David, No matter what I try though it always seems to be passed through as a string rather than the array.

David Schmitt

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Aug 31, 2012, 4:40:34 AM8/31/12

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On 2012-08-31 10:26, Olli...@googlemail.com wrote:
>
> On Friday, August 31, 2012 9:00:34 AM UTC+1, David Schmitt wrote:
>

> On 2012-08-31 09:46, Olli...@googlemail.com <javascript:> wrote:
> > Hello,
> > For the life of me I cannot get this to work. It's seemingly
> doable with
> > a single class but outside....
> > params.pp:
> > class vmware::params {
> > case $::lsbmajdistrelease {
> > '4': {
> > $packagelist = "[ 'vmware-tools-esx-kmods-smp',
> > 'vmware-tools-esx-kmods-up' ]"

D'oh. here're quotes too! Missed them on the first round.

D.

> > }
> > default: {
> > $packagelist = 'vmware-tools-esx-kmods'
> > }
> > }
> > }
> > install.pp
> > package { "$vmware::params::packagelist":
>
> Don't quote here. That converts the contents into a string.
>
>
> D.
>
> Thanks David, No matter what I try though it always seems to be passed
> through as a string rather than the array.
>

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Paul.S...@barcap.com

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Aug 31, 2012, 5:29:04 AM8/31/12

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On Friday, August 31, 2012 9:41:28 AM UTC+1, David Schmitt wrote:

D'oh. here're quotes too! Missed them on the first round.

D.

Of course there is. Fixed it thanks. Coffee needed for me I think.

Cheers

Paul

Jakov Sosic

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Aug 31, 2012, 2:54:57 PM8/31/12

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On 08/31/2012 09:46 AM, Olli...@googlemail.com wrote:
> Hello,
> For the life of me I cannot get this to work. It's seemingly doable with
> a single class but outside....
> params.pp:
> class vmware::params {
> case $::lsbmajdistrelease {
> '4': {
> $packagelist = "[ 'vmware-tools-esx-kmods-smp',
> 'vmware-tools-esx-kmods-up' ]"
> }
> default: {
> $packagelist = 'vmware-tools-esx-kmods'
> }
> }
> }
> install.pp
> package { "$vmware::params::packagelist":
> ensure => present,
> }

Can you maybe provide SPEC files for those packages? I'm interested in
maintaining ESX tools packages in my company but didn't have time to
build RPM's nor did find any spec/srpms online...

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Jakov Sosic
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