Ansible: ./configure, make, make install

configure-make-make-install.yaml

# This works
- name: Install unixODBC
  command: sudo {{ item }} chdir="/tmp/{{ mysql_odbc_unixodbc_url | basename | replace('.tar.gz', '') }}"
  with_items:
    - ./configure --prefix=/usr/local
    - make
    - make install    

# This _doesn't_ work
# Why doesn't the chdir option get recognized?
- name: Install unixODBC
  command: 
    chdir: "/tmp/{{ mysql_odbc_unixodbc_url | basename | replace('.tar.gz', '') }}"
    free_form: "sudo {{ item }}"
  with_items:
    - ./configure --prefix=/usr/local
    - make
    - make install    

The following worked for me, and stops if the .configure, make, or make install breaks! I also know that I could have just used the command function for all of them, but I was trying to learn how the with_items function works. Hope this helps someone else!

        #- name: Installing FFMPEG
        - name: Running ./configure for FFMPEG
          command: '"{{ item }}" chdir=/myhome/ffmpeg-2.8.2/'
          with_items:
            - ./configure
        - name: Running "make" for FFMPEG
          command: '"{{ item }}" chdir=/myhome/ffmpeg-2.8.2/'
          with_items:
            - make
        - name: Running "make install" for FFMPEG
          command: 'make install chdir=/myhome/ffmpeg-2.8.2/'

Nice, this worked for me. Very helpful, thankyou