[chef] Re: Re: Re: Re: Depending on yum '< 3'

[Jorge Bianquetti < >]

I get this error when I try to use any of the cookbooks updated to include:

depends 'yum', '<3'

       [2013-12-12T08:40:37+00:00] ERROR: '3' does not match 'x.y.z' or 'x.y'

If I change this lines to:

depends 'yum', '<3.0'

cookbook works without issues

I'm using Chef 11.8.2-1.ubuntu.12.04, installed from Omnibus.

Nobody have same issue?


2013/12/9 Sean OMeara 
<
 >:
> Hi Mike.
>
> Indeed, yum is a fundamental building block. That is why it's important to
> be as solid as possible. The rewrite is part of COOKs focus on well
> engineered primitives.
>
> We also need some easy-to-point-to "example cookbooks" we can point to and
> say "write your cookbook like that". In general, people tend to copy
> patterns they see, especially newcomers.
>
> I've added aliases for :create :add :remove, and :delete, as well as
> baseurl/url and gpgkey/keyurl. That should help smooth the transition.
>
> If you can help me test this, it would be amazing.
> Thanks!
>
> -s
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 9:48 AM, Mike 
> <
 >
>  wrote:
>>
>> Sean,
>>
>> From an initial test, the most naive one I've got, is this:
>>
>> Berksfile:
>> cookbook 'yum', github: 'opscode-cookbooks/yum', branch: 'tableflip' #
>> Test out yum 3.x branch
>>
>> Cookbook:
>>   yum_repository "datadog" do
>>     name "datadog"
>>     description "datadog"
>>     url "http://yum.datadoghq.com/rpm";
>>     action :add
>>   end
>>
>> Fails due to the 'url' resource param being missing, apparently this has
>> been renamed to 'baseurl', and the action :add is gone, is now :create.
>>
>> - Is there a way to create aliases for LWRP parameters, so that we could
>> possibly have an `alias :baseurl :url`, `alias :action_add :action_create`
>> and such, so we could maintain some more backwards compatibility?
>>
>> Parameter aliasing is used in some base resources:
>> Ref:
>> https://github.com/opscode/chef/blob/master/lib/chef/resource/git.rb#L40-L43
>>
>> https://github.com/opscode/chef/blob/10-stable/chef/lib/chef/resource/git.rb#L40-L43
>>
>> Here's an example of aliasing in a provider, where `action_create` is now
>> also `action_run` for the ruby_block resource:
>>
>> https://github.com/opscode/chef/blob/10-stable/chef/lib/chef/provider/ruby_block.rb#L31
>>
>> https://github.com/opscode/chef/blob/master/lib/chef/provider/ruby_block.rb#L38
>>
>> I don't know if LWRPs will provide the same amount of functionality,
>> someone more deep inside LWRPs should probably answer that.
>>
>> At least for one more Major version, with deprecation warnings, if at all
>> possible.
>>
>> - It appears gpgcheck default switched from false to true - any reason to
>> not keep that false, and have the conditional swap based on providing a
>> gpgkey param? This was the previous behavior, as if I don't pass a gpgkey
>> explicitly, I'd get the default of no gpgcheck.
>>
>> In general this looks pretty awesome, includes a bunch of new tests, code
>> quality, what have you.
>>
>> My biggest question is:
>>
>> - Considering that the driving factor for most cookbook changes is handled
>> within the context of a Ticket, which is then reviewed, discussed, etc - is
>> there one associated with this change, that discusses the motivation, the
>> need, etc?
>>
>> The reason I'm delving deep into this one is because it's a fundamental
>> building block for anyone using/deploying software, and has a lot of
>> potential for unexpected Bad Stuff, and getting my cookbook updated to
>> constrain on a prior version of this cookbook, and then getting that change
>> out to every user of my cookbook might be a little time-constrained
>>
>> Thanks for playing,
>> -Mike
>>
>> PS: I'd note that the current branch's repo still uses version string
>> 2.4.3 - Another use case for Semantic Versioning identifiers to allow this
>> to be 3.0.0.dev or such, but that's already a whole other bag of marbles.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 8:27 AM, Mike 
>> <
 >
>>  wrote:
>>>
>>> Looks like the branch is here:
>>> https://github.com/opscode-cookbooks/yum/tree/tableflip
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 8:07 AM, Wolfe, Eric G 
>>> <
 >
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Got a branch we can review before the release?
>>>>
>>>> Sean OMeara 
>>>> <
 >
>>>>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dear Chef People:
>>>>
>>>> In one week, I will be releasing a new yum cookbook to the community
>>>> site that will Break All The Things. If you depend on yum, please lock 
>>>> to '<
>>>> 3' in your metadata.rb to avoid trouble.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>> -s
>>>> —
>>>> Sent from Mailbox<https://www.dropbox.com/mailbox> for iPhone
>>>
>>>
>>
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