[chef] env-independent recipes don't run within base role

hiya,

i guess i'm doing something wrong here. i have defined a base role.
in the base role definition, i desire a set of common recipes to execute
regardless of the environment setting (recipe[snmp], recipe[toolbin]).
i also desire to have certain users created depending on which
environment is set.

however, when the client runs, the environment-independent recipes
aren't running. how can i accomplish this? or do i need to think about
this in a different way? (e.g. i could move recipe[snmp] to role[snmp],
adding the latter to the node's run list, but that seems silly.)


lots of detail below. thanks much.
kallen


given base.json below, i'd expect a node in env "prod" to run the
following from the base role: recipe[users::ops], recipe[snmp],
recipe[toolbin]. but, only recipe[users::ops] runs.


chefsrv:~/sbox/ops/chef-repo$ cat roles/base.json 
{
  "name": "base",
  "default_attributes": {
  },
  "json_class": "Chef::Role",
  "env_run_lists": {
    "prod" : [
      "recipe[users::ops]"
    ],
    "dev": [
      "recipe[users::ops]",
      "recipe[users::eng]"
    ]
  },
  "run_list": [
    "recipe[snmp]",
    "recipe[toolbin]"
  ],
  "description": "Base system",
  "chef_type": "role",
  "override_attributes": {
  }
}


[sous-chef1 ~]# tail -1 /etc/chef/client.rb 
environment "dev"



chefsrv:~/sbox/ops/chef-repo$ knife node show sous-chef1.dev.hewwoh.com -r
run_list: 
    role[base]
    role[dns-client]
    role[mail-client]
    role[syslog-ng-client]


NOTE: all of the above roles do run on the client. but again, the
environment-independent recipes within the base role don't run.


chefsrv:~/sbox/ops/chef-repo$ knife role show base
chef_type:            role
default_attributes:   
description:          Base system
env_run_lists:       
  prod:   recipe[users::ops]
  dev:    recipe[users::ops], recipe[users::eng]
json_class:           Chef::Role
name:                 base
override_attributes:  
run_list:             recipe[snmp], recipe[toolbin]


chefsrv:~/sbox/ops/chef-repo$ knife environment show dev
chef_type:            environment
cookbook_versions:    
default_attributes:  
  resolver: 
    domain:       dev.hewwoh.com
    nameservers: 
        10.69.69.69
        10.69.69.68
        10.69.69.67
    search:       dev.hewwoh.com
description:          Development environment (dev)
json_class:           Chef::Environment
name:                 dev
override_attributes: