[chef] Reloading ohai during compilation?

[Eric Herot < >]

So if I have code like this:

user "deploy"

file "#{node['etc']['passwd']['deploy']['dir']}/.somefile" do

  source "somefile"

end

How do I make it work without giving me an error like this one:

ArgumentError

-------------

You must supply a name when declaring a dir resource

... and without "assuming" that deploy's home directory is always going to be /home/deploy?

I tried using this trick:

https://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-1507

but it doesn't seem to get run during the compile phase at all (which makes sense).  Is there a way around this problem?  Do I have to force all users to get created during the compile phase?