Re: Problem using packages: or NOT operator?

[Phil D'Amore]

Villalovos, John L wrote:

> John Villalovos wrote:
>  
>
> > I started trying to use the packages command.  So I did the following:
> >
> > Does NOT work.  Using the Logical NOT operator and define=:
> > ----------------------------- packages:
> >    redhat::
> >        vim-enhanced define=hasVimEnhanced
> >
> > shellcommands:
> >    # Install vim-enhanced if it is not already installed.     
> >            !hasVimEnhanced:: "/usr/sbin/up2date vim-enhanced"
> >
> >
> >
> > But this did work using elsedefine= and not using the logical NOT
> > operator: -----------------------------------
> > packages:
> >    redhat::
> >        vim-enhanced elsedefine=needVimEnhanced
> >
> > shellcommands:
> >    # Install vim-enhanced if it is not already installed.     
> >            needVimEnhanced:: "/usr/sbin/up2date vim-enhanced"
> >    
>
> Well after playing with it some more it seems likes packages: is not
> working for me :(
>
> I changed the one that was working to be the package "vim-enhanced2"
> (which does NOT exist).  It still ran and did not define the
> needVimEnhanced class.
>
> These two functions NEVER get called.  I would think they should get
> called but they don't.
>
> CheckPackages()
> RPMPackageCheck()
You are likely not setting a package manager. 

packages: requires a package manager to be set, even though the only one 
that works right now is rpm.  you can either do this:

vim-enhanced  pkgmgr=rpm elsedefine=vimEnhanced

or

control:
   DefaultPkgMgr = ( rpm )

which will set it for all of your checks.  Cfengine does not error out 
if this is not specified but it should print a message to warn you if 
you run with -d 1.  Sorry if this was unintuitive, it seemed like the 
Right Thing (tm) to do at the time.

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