[chef] Re: Re: Re: Re: Chef not updating as I expect.

[Joshua Miller < >]

Sorry hit send before reviewing ... I could blame writing it on my phone at 
3:20 am but that would be to easy


> package "nginx" do
>  action :upgrade
> end
> 

On Sep 16, 2011, at 3:20 AM, Joshua Miller 
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 wrote:

> Default action of package is install not upgrade.  
> 
> http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Resources#Resources-Package
> 
> If you look at the recipe you will see it uses the default call of:
> 
> package "nginx"
> 
> Personally I write my cookbooks to all use a attribute version that 
> defaults to false, there by allowing me to choose my version only when 
> needed.
> 
> All boxes build after your repo addition will get the new nginx.
> 
> Quick fix update the nginx ookbook to
> 
> package "nginx"
>  action :install
> end
> 
> 
> 
> On Sep 16, 2011, at 2:49 AM, Nikolay Sturm 
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>  wrote:
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>> * John E. Vincent (lusis) [2011-09-13]:
>>> It should download new cookbooks when they change. What you may be
>>> seeing (though I thought it was resolved with 0.10.x) is metadata.json
>>> being uploaded.
>> 
>> Yes, you are right, it might have been metadata.json. All updates fine
>> here, now.
>> 
>> cheers,
>> 
>> Nikolay
>> 
>> --
>> "It's all part of my Can't-Do approach to life." Wally