[chef-dev] Re: CHEF-2988 allowed_recipes, restricted_recipes, and override_recipes

[Erik Hollensbe < >]

On Mar 21, 2012, at 12:06 PM, Bryan McLellan wrote:

> Let's talk about this patch and what the design gives us versus what
> it locks us into.
> 
> -----------
> http://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-2988 - Run List Modifiers
> 
> Provides three new options to modify run lists:
> 
> --allowed-recipes: Restricts what recipes are allowed in the run list
> to only those provided. This restriction is not applied to recipe
> dependencies.
> --restricted-recipes: Restricts provided recipes from running. If a
> restricted recipe is a dependency of another recipe, neither are
> allowed to run.
> --override-runlist: Replaces the current run list with provided run
> list. This override is only applied for the current run.
> -----------
> 
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> Bryan McLellan | opscode | technical program manager, open source
> (c) 206.607.7108 | (t) @btmspox | (b) http://blog.loftninjas.org

I could see this being pretty useful for bootstrapping. Outside of that, I 
agree with the other comments.

-Erik