[chef] RE: Re: help with yum_package flush_cache optiop

["Fouts, Chris" < >]

The correct syntax, after playing with it is

 

package ‘some_rpm’ do

  flush_cache [ :before, :after ]

end

 

From: Matthew Moretti [mailto:
Sent: Friday, June 05, 2015 1:34 PM
To:
Subject: [chef] Re: help with yum_package flush_cache optiop

 

Can you show us what you have and the error you’re getting?

The format should be something like:

# Works in all Rubies

yum_package 'some-package' do

#...

flush_cache({ :before => false, :after => false })

#...

end

# Also works in Ruby >= 1.9

yum_package 'some-package' do

#...

flush_cache({ before: false, after: false })

#...

end

Ordinarily, the parentheses on resource attributes aren’t required, but without them, in this case, the Ruby syntax parser has no way of differentiating between a hash argument and a block argument. That is, this does not work:

yum_package 'some-package' do

#...

flush_cache { :before => false, :after => false }

#...

end

# syntax error, unexpected =>, expecting '}'

#  flush_cache { :before => false, :after => false }

#                          ^

If I had to guess, perhaps this is the error you’re getting?

Matt Moretti
UMTS IT

​

 

On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 10:55 PM, Fouts, Chris < " target="_blank"> > wrote:

https://docs.chef.io/resource_package.html

 

Above documentation for flush_cache gives a syntax error. What is the correct syntax?

 

Chris