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

Dennis Klein 
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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).

Yes, i think it's a good idea, how do you plan on making it idempotent ?
Have you written a new debconf resource and provider that the apt
package resource would require ?

-- 
Laurent