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Puppet module to manage Boost installation

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Version information

  • 0.1.0 (latest)
released Aug 25th 2015
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Add this module to your Puppetfile:

mod 'echoes-boost', '0.1.0'
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bolt module add echoes-boost
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puppet module install echoes-boost --version 0.1.0

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echoes/boost — version 0.1.0 Aug 25th 2015

boost

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Table of Contents

  1. Overview
  2. Module Description - What the module does and why it is useful
  3. Setup - The basics of getting started with boost
  4. Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality
  5. Reference - An under-the-hood peek at what the module is doing and how
  6. Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.
  7. Development - Guide for contributing to the module
  8. Contributors

Overview

Puppet module to manage Boost installation.

Module Description

This module installs Boost libraries.

Setup

Beginning with boost

class { 'boost':
  packages => {
    'signals' => {},
    'system' => {},
  }
}

Usage

Install header packages

class { 'boost':
  devel    => true,
  packages => {
    'signals' => {},
    'system' => {},
  }
}

Install all headers packages and the documentation

class { 'boost':
  all_devel => true,
  doc       => true,
}

Uninstall a Boost library

class { 'boost':
  packages => {
    'signals' => {
      ensure => 'absent',
    },
  }
}

Reference

Classes

Public Classes

  • boost: Main class, includes all other classes.

Private Classes

  • boost::install: Handles the packages.

Parameters

The following parameters are available in the ::boost class:

package_ensure

Tells Puppet whether the Boost packages should be installed, and what version. Valid options: 'present', 'latest', or a specific version number. Default value: 'present'

packages

Tells Puppet which Boost libraries to install. Valid options: hash. Default value: {}

prefix

Tells Puppet what is the first part of Boost packages name. Valid options: string. Default value: varies by operating system

suffix

Tells Puppet what is the last part of Boost packages name. Valid options: string. Default value: varies by operating system

suffix_dev

Tells Puppet what is the last part of Boost header packages name. Valid options: string. Default value: varies by operating system

version

Tells Puppet what is the version part of the Boost packages name. Only needed for Debian family OSes. Valid options: string. Default value: varies by operating system

Defines

Public defines

  • boost::package: Adds a Boost librarie.

Parameters

The following parameters are available in the ::boost::package define:

devel

Tells Puppet whether the Boost header package should be installed. Valid options: boolean. Default value: false

ensure

Tells Puppet whether the Boost package should be installed, and what version. Valid options: 'present', 'latest', or a specific version number. Default value: 'present'

prefix

Tells Puppet what is the first part of the Boost package name. Valid options: string. Default value: undef

suffix

Tells Puppet what is the last part of the Boost package name. Valid options: string. Default value: undef

suffix_dev

Tells Puppet what is the last part of the Boost header package name. Valid options: string. Default value: undef

version

Tells Puppet what is the version part of the Boost package name. Only needed for Debian family OSes. Valid options: string. Default value: undef

Limitations

RedHat and Debian family OSes are officially supported. Tested and built on Debian and CentOS.

Development

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Fork this module on GitHub

Contributors

The list of contributors can be found at: https://github.com/echoes-tech/puppet-boost/graphs/contributors