require vs include?

[Larry Ludwig]

On a related note to my last post, what is the difference between a require and an include of a class?

[Ken Barber]

Include just evaluates the class whereas a require creates a dependency:

http://docs.puppetlabs.com/references/stable/function.html#require

The difference is evident when the catalog needs to be applied. With
include you have evaluated its contents at the time of the include -
but any resources must be depended on explicitly after the include.
With a require - the dependency is created for you - but you have to
be careful and ensure that this is your desired result :-).

ken.

On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 2:57 AM, Larry Ludwig <larr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On a related note to my last post, what is the difference between a require
> and an include of a class?
>

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