[chef-dev] Re: Determining if running omnibus or system ruby

[Chris Roberts < >]

For what it's worth, the omnibus_updater cookbook will add a simple  
#is_omnibus? method that recipes can use. It can also be called directly via  
OmnibusChecker.is_omnibus?

https://github.com/heavywater/chef-omnibus_updater/blob/master/libraries/omnibus_checker.rb

- Chris

Mike writes:

> How many paths have been used?
> I came across this segment today:
> https://github.com/heavywater/chef- 
> chef_gem/blob/master/libraries/chef_gem.rb#L43-60
>
> Can Opscode choose something and stick with it for a while? :)
>
> Also, everyone go upvote and fix
> http://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-3365 - I don't know the
> upfactor process.
>
> -M
>
> On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 1:33 PM, Christopher Brown 
> <
>  >
>  wrote:
> > I'd advise against that because we reserve the right to change those
> > paths at some point and wouldn't want reusable content getting broken
> > by install specifics.
> > -C
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 2:37 AM, Juanje Ojeda Croissier
> > 
> <
>  >
>  wrote:
> >> Well, Ohai has information about where is Chef installed.
> >>
> >> You could do something like this:
> >>
> >> node['chef_packages']['chef']['chef_root'] =~ /embedded/
> >>
> >> It's not a nice standard method, but I guess there is not (yet).
> >>
> >> Good luck :-)
> >>
> >> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 5:28 PM, Mike 
> <
>  >
>  wrote:
> >>> Agreed. But until there is One True Way to install things, then there
> >>> will be divergence.
> >>> Case and point, value_for_platform and package names across distros.
> >>>
> >>> It would be nice to have this method available, so thanks for filing the  
> ticket.
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Bryan McLellan <
>  >  
> wrote:
> >>>> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Mike 
> <
>  >
>  wrote:
> >>>>> Does that make sense?
> >>>>
> >>>> Yeah, I'm just sad that we have to write cookbooks that have to
> >>>> diverge on Omnibus.
> >>>>
> >>>> Filed http://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-3365 to track the upfactor.
> >>>>
> >>>> Bryan
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Juanje
> >>
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> >
> >
> >
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