[chef] Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Tomcat Cookbook and Oracle JDK

[Douglas Garstang < >]

Eric,

Cloned https://github.com/agileorbit-cookbooks/java

Starting at line 7, the README.md says:

"Usage
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Simply include the `java` recipe wherever you would like Java installed, such as a run list (`recipe[java]`) or a cookbook (`include_recipe 'java'`). By default, OpenJDK 6 is installed. The `install_flavor` attribute is used to determine which JDK to install (OpenJDK, Oracle, IBM, or Windows), and `jdk_version` specifies which version to install (currently 6 and 7 are supported for all JDK types, 8 for Oracle only)."

Then, further down, starting at line #116, it describes a set of recipe install options, including this starting at line #157.

"### oracle

This recipe installs the `oracle` flavor of Java."

So, initially it says the way to select the flavour is with an attribute and then further down it implies you don't do that, but rather you include a specific recipe.

Douglas.

On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 6:41 PM, Eric Helgeson < " target="_blank"> > wrote:

I didn't see another reply, odd.

Can you point to the line number in the README that says to include the oracle recipe? (or better yet a PR with the fix?) I just skimmed it and don't see it (though it is a old, long readme with likely some cruft in there).

The Usage section directs you to override the install_flavor:

Usage

Simply include the java recipe wherever you would like Java installed, such as a run list (recipe[java]) or a cookbook (include_recipe 'java'). By default, OpenJDK 6 is installed. The install_flavor attribute is used to determine which JDK to install (OpenJDK, Oracle, IBM, or Windows), and jdk_version specifies which version to install (currently 6 and 7 are supported for all JDK types, 8 for Oracle only).

On Wed Dec 10 2014 at 5:20:42 PM Morgan Blackthorne < " target="_blank"> > wrote:

You probably want to do node.override['java']['install_flavor'] = 'oracle' in your wrapper cookbook.

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On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 3:10 PM, Douglas Garstang < " target="_blank"> > wrote:

Well, this is weird.

Someone else replied before Eric and now that reply has disappeared. His suggestion, well I was going to follow it, and it's gone poof. Where did it go?

I'm confused. The java cookbook in one place says if you want the oracle java to include the 'oracle' recipe. Further down, it says to use attributes. Which is it?

It's also not clear now, and never has been, if setting default['java']['install_flavor'] = 'oracle' in my wrapper cookbook will have an effect on a cookbook two levels away in the stack. Ie if I have A -> B -> C and cookbook A has default['java']['install_flavor'] = 'oracle'... will that affect how cookbook B operates?

Doug.

On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 1:06 PM, Eric Helgeson < " target="_blank"> > wrote:

Yep, you can, take a look at the examples in the readme - https://github.com/agileorbit-cookbooks/java/#examples

Just override some attributes and it will install that version.

Also be sure to mirror the oracle binary locally in production, as downloading directly can be troublesome at times https://github.com/agileorbit-cookbooks/java#production-deployment-with-oracle-java

-Eric

On Wed Dec 10 2014 at 2:32:05 PM Douglas Garstang < " target="_blank"> > wrote:

I was taking a look at the tomcat cookbook for chef, https://github.com/opscode-cookbooks/tomcat.

It installs the OpenJDK. It doesn't seem to have a facility to change that to the Oracle JDK. I look a look inside the tomcat recipe and yep, it's got:

include_recipe "java"

The java cookbook can install the Oracle JDK, but the defaut installs the OpenJDK. Is there a way I can override this without modifying the java or tomcat cookbooks?

Doug

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