PECL/Extension checks for beta packages

[pkordylewski]

Howdy,

i have the following hiera file (snippet):

php::extensions:
  geoip:
    provider: pecl

When i run puppet multiple times i always get:

Notice: /Stage[main]/Php/Php::Extension[geoip]/Package[pecl-geoip]/ensure: ensure changed '1.0.8' to '1.1.0'

The installed version is still 1.0.8:

Package   Version State
geoip     1.0.8   stable

Version 1.1.0 of geoip is in beta state. I get the same with other packages (e.g. memcache).

Is this a hiera configuration mistake by me?

Thanks,
Patryk

[fpletz]

If I remember correctly this is a problem with the information we can get from pecl in the pecl package provider. @globin what's your take on this?

@pkordylewski As a quick fix, you could try to set the ensure parameter of the extension to the specific version '1.0.8'.

[pkordylewski]

Hi,

sorry for my late response. Your quick fix does work for the pecl provider. But for pear packages (like Benchmark or Phing) this doesn't work. I'm a bit confused why i'm using the not documented "pear" provider... :-(

php::extensions:
  phing:
    provider: pear
    source: pear.phing.info/phing
  benchmark:
    provider: pear
    source: pear.php.net/benchmark

But "ensure: VERSION" has no effect for "pear" provider. I still get on every run:

Notice: /Stage[main]/Php/Php::Extension[benchmark]/Package[php5-benchmark]/ensure: created
Info: Php::Extension[benchmark]: Scheduling refresh of Service[php5-fpm]
Notice: /Stage[main]/Php/Php::Extension[phing]/Package[php5-phing]/ensure: created
Info: Php::Extension[phing]: Scheduling refresh of Service[php5-fpm]
Notice: /Stage[main]/Php::Fpm::Service/Service[php5-fpm]: Triggered 'refresh' from 2 events

Any hints?

Thanks,
Patryk

[pkordylewski]

Any news on this?

[fpletz]

Sorry, we currently don't have time to fix this.

[leshiynyc]

Hi,

Any update on this ?

as a work around I followed this tutorial to create rpm packages from PEAR ones.
https://meghprkh.github.io/blog/2014/12/17/Creating-an-RPM-package-for-a-PHP-PEAR-module/

[SimonHoenscheid]

Is this still a thing? Otherwise please close