chef-log.txt

[Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:13:03 -0700] INFO: Processing ruby_block[check_pear_version] action create (drush::upgrade_pear line 25)
[Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:13:03 -0700] INFO: ruby_block[check_pear_version] called
[Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:13:04 -0700] INFO: Processing log[original_pear_version: ] action write (drush::upgrade_pear line 35)
[Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:13:04 -0700] INFO: original_pear_version: 
[Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:13:04 -0700] INFO: Processing log[declared_pear_version: 1.9.4] action write (drush::upgrade_pear line 34)
[Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:13:04 -0700] INFO: declared_pear_version: 1.9.4
[Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:13:04 -0700] INFO: Processing php_pear[PEAR] action install (drush::upgrade_pear line 37)

pear_upgrade.rb

original_pear_version = nil

ruby_block "check_pear_version" do
  block do
    original_pear_version = %x[ pear -V 2>&1 ].match(/PEAR.*(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)/)[1]
    original_pear_version = Gem::Version.create(original_pear_version)
  end 
end

declared_pear_version = Gem::Version.create("1.6.1")

log "original_pear_version: #{original_pear_version}"
log "declared_pear_version: #{declared_pear_version}"

php_pear "PEAR" do
  version declared_pear_version.to_s
  options "--force"
  action :install
  only_if { original_pear_version != declared_pear_version  }
end

@yfeldblum any quick thoughts on this behaviour? original_pear_version doesn't seem to make it outside the resource