Puppet

Hi,

Seems like subclasses are not automatically placed in the correct run stage, when they inherit the stage from a parent.

Consider the following small test manifest;

stage { second: require => Stage[main] }
notify { "test": }
class testsuper {

}

class testsuper::testsub inherits testsuper {
    notify { "this is testsuper::testsub, and my stage is $stage":
        require => Notify["test"]
    }
}

class { "testsuper": stage => second }

node test {
    include testsuper::testsub
}

This results in the following;

<snip>
debug: /Stage[second]/require: requires Stage[main]
debug: /Stage[main]/Testsuper::Testsub/Notify[this is testsuper::testsub, and my stage is second]/require: requires Notify[test]
<snip>

So apparently, the $stage metaparameter in “testsuper::testsub” is set to “second” correctly, but the puppet run still indicates that the notify should take place in stage “main”.

Looks to me like this is unwanted behavior?

If I change this …

class { "testsuper": stage => second }

… into this;

class { "testsuper::testsub": stage => second }

… then the “testsub” subclass is executed in the correct stage;

<snip>
debug: /Stage[second]/require: requires Stage[main]
debug: /Stage[second]/Testsuper::Testsub/Notify[this is testsuper::testsub, and my stage is second]/require: requires Notify[test]
<snip>

But I assume it’s not by design that I have to apply the stage to every subclass.