[Pkg-puppet-devel] Bug#500852: Bug#500852: Tidy must specify size, age, or both

[Micah Anderson]

* Jayen Ashar <jayen at science.unsw.edu.au> [2008-10-01 17:59-0400]:
> Package: puppet
> Version: 0.24.4-8~bpo40+1
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> this entry in my manifest:
>   tidy {
>     "/c/z3208682/test_tidy":
>     matches => "README.desktop",
>     recurse => true,
>     require => [ File["/etc/kde-profile"], File["/etc/kderc"]];
>   }
> 
> gives this error:
> Thu Oct 02 10:31:49 +1000 2008 Puppet (err): Could not create /c/z3208682/test_tidy/z3208682/Desktop/README.desktop: Tidy must specify size, age, or both
> Thu Oct 02 10:31:49 +1000 2008 //Node[default]/staff/staff_readme/Tidy[/c/z3208682/test_tidy/z3208682/Desktop] (notice): Cannot manage: Tidy must specify size, age, or both
> 
> adding "size => 0" works, but it seems annoying to have to do.

So what is the bug here? It doesn't seem like its a bug that you have to
specify a size, as how else does tidy know what to work off of? There is
no default action for tidy on purpose.

I can see a valid bug about the documentation not specifying that you
need to specify one of these.

micah