[chef-dev] Re: Re: Re: Re: CHEF-3747 - Compile Time Packages

[Adam Jacob < >]

On 1/29/13 3:40 AM, "Bryan Berry" 
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 wrote:

>big +1 for "phases"  or "stages"
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>forcing resources to execute during compile-time ultimately breaks
>cookbook reusability
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>I think puppet may already have stages and I am curious how well those
>work in practice. I have never used them.
>http://docs.puppetlabs.com/puppet/2.7/reference/lang_run_stages.html

There are use cases where compile time is necessary. The big one is
"install this library so I can make a call that needs it".

One side effect of stages is that you'll get the same kind of false
escalation you get with compile time - once someone moves into an earlier
stage forcibly, lots of things might be drug along.

I think it might make more sense to talk about putting in better support
for manipulating where a resource appears on the existing resource
collection, along with an abstraction for doing the "install this early so
I can use it now" case. Let's see if it makes a difference.

Adam