[chef] Why are json attributes not merged?

[Allan Wind < >]

As far as I can tell from the documentation
<http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Attributes>
it is expected behavior that chef-solo does not merge json 
attributes (json_attribs which I think is the -j value) with with 
role attributes.

json attributes are normal priority, and roles are either default 
or override which means either makes it to the finish line but 
not both.

The work-around is easy enough, create a role to hold the 
attributes, and mix that via the run list, but I am curios
why deep merging is not supported int he first place.


/Allan
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