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

[Jayen Ashar]

It's not a "bug", so much as "wishlist".  If neither size nor age is 
specified, tidy should work off of all files, same as "size >= 0".  I'm 
not sure I understand the purpose of forcing users to specify something 
when they've already specified the file's name.

Thanks,
Jayen

Micah Anderson wrote:
> * 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

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