gistfile1.txt

stage { 'first' : before => Stage['main'] }
stage { 'bootstrap' : before => Stage['first'] }
stage { 'last' : require => Stage['main'] }

class bootstrap($release="squeeze") {
       apt::source { "debian_${release}":
                    location => "http://debian.samfundet.no/debian/",
                    release => $release,
                    repos => "main contrib non-free",
                    required_packages => "debian-keyring debian-archive-keyring",
                    key => "55BE302B",
                    key_server => "subkeys.pgp.net",
                    pin => "600"
       }
       apt::source { "debian_backports":
            location => "http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports/",
            release => "${release}-backports",
            repos => "main contrib non-free",
            required_packages => "debian-ports-archive-keyring",
            key => false,
       }

            #packages =>  ["puppet", "puppet-common", "puppet-testsuite", "puppetmaster", "puppetmaster-common", "puppetmaster-passenger", "vim-puppet"],
       apt::pin { "debian_backports":
            packages =>  ['puppet ', 'puppet-common ', 'puppet-testsuite ', 'puppetmaster ', 'puppetmaster-common ', 'puppetmaster-passenger ', 'vim-puppet '],
            priority => 700,
       }
       #apt::pin { "debian_backports": packages => 'puppet', priority => 700 }
       #apt::pin { "debian_backports": packages => 'puppet-common', priority => 700 }
       #apt::pin { "debian_backports": packages => 'puppet-puppet-testsuite', priority => 700 }
       #apt::pin { "debian_backports": packages => 'puppetmaster', priority => 700 }
       #apt::pin { "debian_backports": packages => 'puppetmaster-common', priority => 700 }
       #apt::pin { "debian_backports": packages => 'puppetmaster-passenger', priority => 700 }
       #apt::pin { "debian_backports": packages => 'vim-puppet', priority => 700 }
}



class base {
    filebucket { 'main':
        server => 'xxxx.no',
        path => false,
        #  Path set to false for remote filebuckets, due to a known bug. 
    }
    File { backup => main } #Sets filebuckets backup for all files

    # Bootstrap helper class to run specific defines
    # dns / hosts må inn før ntp
    class {
        'sshd': stage => first;
        'ntp': stage => first;
        'apt': stage=> bootstrap;
        'apt::release': release_id => 'squeeze', stage=> bootstrap;
        'bootstrap': stage=> bootstrap;
   }

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possible to make class which include's base to set $release?