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Here's a puzzler (though I'm sure the answer is obvious and I'm just not
seeing it):

I have a manifest where I'm listing about 40-50 packages that I want the
system to remove, and a file that I want to create only after successful
removal of all the packages.

What's the best way to show this dependency so that the file is only
created after all the packages are removed?

Thanks!


Bret

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  • Peter Bukowinski at May 7, 2013 at 5:47 pm ⇧

    On May 7, 2013, at 12:38 PM, Bret Wortman wrote:

    Here's a puzzler (though I'm sure the answer is obvious and I'm just not seeing it):

    I have a manifest where I'm listing about 40-50 packages that I want the system to remove, and a file that I want to create only after successful removal of all the packages.

    What's the best way to show this dependency so that the file is only created after all the packages are removed?

    Thanks!


    Bret
    The simplest method is to use the 'before' metaparameter in each of the package resources that must be synced before you want the file created. E.g.

    package { [ "a", "b", "c" ]:
         ensure => absent,
         before => File["/some/file"],
    }

    file { "/some/file":
         ensure => file,
         content => "Where did all the packages go?",
    }

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