supercow · April 25, 2013 18:09
diff --git a/5876_workaround.pp b/5876_workaround.pp
 package { 'A':
  ensure => $version,
 }

 if $::package_a_version != $version {
  exec { 'do something reasonable':
    subscribe => Package['A'],
    notify    => Resource['the_next_thing'],
  }
 }

 resource { 'the_next_thing':
  ensure => something,
 }
	package { 'A':
	ensure => $version,
	}

	if $::package_a_version != $version {
	exec { 'do something reasonable':
	subscribe => Package['A'],
	notify => Resource['the_next_thing'],
	}
	}

	resource { 'the_next_thing':
	ensure => something,
	}