[chef] Re: checksum values in attribute files

[Lucas Hansen < >]

Is the checksum string actually on its own line, or is that just formatting?

- Lucas
On Jul 22, 2013, at 1:58 PM, 
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 >
 wrote:

> We're trying to do something pretty simple: Include a checksum value as a
> default attribute within a defaults attribute file.
> 
> default['foo']['package']['checksum'] =
> 'c22bb6a227359748618ca1f6fc31b6a05fef3f19dc8251ffb15233b775cd6aff'
> 
> But when the associated cookbook is compiled, we encounter the following 
> error.
> 
> Do you know why this error is occurring?
> 
> If we hard code reference to the checksum within the recipe, it works fine.
> 
> If we fabricate a hash and include the checksum in it within the attributes
> file, it works fine.
> 
> [2013-07-22T15:53:35-05:00] INFO: Start handlers complete.
> Compiling Cookbooks...
> 
> ================================================================================
> Recipe Compile Error in /.../chef/cookbooks/foo/attributes/default.rb
> ================================================================================
> 
> 
> IndexError
> ----------
> string not matched
> 
> 
> Cookbook Trace:
> ---------------
>  /.../chef/cookbooks/foo/attributes/default.rb:6:in `[]='
>  /.../chef/cookbooks/foo/attributes/default.rb:6:in `from_file'
> 
> 
> Relevant File Content:
> ----------------------
> /.../chef/cookbooks/foo/attributes/default.rb:
> 
>  1:  ...
>   ...
>  6>> default['foo']['package']['checksum'] =
> 'c22bb6a227359748618ca1f6fc31b6a05fef3f19dc8251ffb15233b775cd6aff'
>  7: ...
>   ...