Re: simply, yet elusive import: question

[Kelly Brown]

Hi Nathan:

I'm not sure if this is it but I'll give it a stab.  I think that class 
will only be defined if "yaddah" actually gets appended to somefile.  If 
"yaddah" was already in the file I don't think the class will be 
created.  Is that the problem?

-K

nathan r. hruby wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have what's sure to be a simple question about the way import: works
> with defined classes, yet, the simple answer eludes me.
>
> I have in cfagent.conf:
>
> > import:
> >     any::
> >         main.cf
>
>
> In main.cf I have:
>
> > control:
> >   actionsequence = ( resolve disks disable processes copy links tidy 
> > files editfiles shellcommands )
> >
> > classes:
> >     FirstRun        = ( FileExists(/.cfengine-needs-init) )
> >
> > import:
> >         FirstRun.linux::
> >                 linux.firstrun.cf
> > shellcommands:
> >     RestartSomeService::
> >         "restart command here"
>
>
> In linux.firstrun.cf I have:
>
> > editfiles:
> >     { /somefile
> >
> >     AppendIfNoSuchLine "yaddah"
> >     DefineClasses "RestartSomeService"
> >     }
>
>
> Now, everything in the linux.firstrun.cf file gets done happily, except,
> the classes it defines are not seen by the shellcommands: in main.cf, 
> thus
> SomeService is never restarted.
>
> The docs state that variables and macros created in child imports are not
> available in the parent files, does this also include Defined Classes?
>
> If so, would the logical solution be to move the importation of
> linux.firstrun.cf into the cfagent.conf file before main.cf?
>
> This is cfengine 2.1.12 and 2.1.14.
>
> Thanks for any help one could give!
>
> -n