[[chef-dev]] new package resource action :reconfig

[Dennis Klein < >]

Hi,

I have written a patch which introduces a new action :reconfig to the package 
resource. Because it is a (non-breaking) change to the dsl api I think it 
should be discussed first before I file a new ticket.

Background: The package resource already has a :response_file attribute, 
which can be used to preseed configuration values for a package. In the case 
of the apt provider this preseeding only happens when the :install action is 
invoked, for reconfiguration of already installed packages its not usable at 
the moment. For apt, this would mean to invoke dpkg-reconfigure. I don't 
think it is elegant implementing it in the :install action - therefore I 
invented the :reconfig action.

I intend to also resolve http://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-294 which ;
would be even more powerful together with a reconfiguration mechanism.

What do you think? Do you like the introduction of the :reconfig action or 
would you implement this in a less invasive way? We could also discuss the 
naming of the action, I obviously inherited :reconfig from the debian world 
(see dpkg-reconfigure).

Best regards,
Dennis