This is expected. `when` statements work on each iteration of the `with_` loop, and as such the `when` statements are effectively inspected *after* `with_` loops.
Ansible 1.9 may have allowed this to pass due to a bug in logic, however 2.0 is more strict, and is properly failing. On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 7:38 AM, Mark Maas <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi List, > > So I got this great thing here: > > ``` > - name: Copy custom nrpe plugins > template: > src: "{{ item }}" > dest: "{{ nrpe.plugins }}" > mode: 0755 > owner: "{{ nrpe.user }}" > group: "{{ nrpe.user }}" > tags: update_nrpe > notify: restart nrpe > with_fileglob: "../templates/plugins/{{ nrpe_scripts }}/*" > when: nrpe_scripts is defined > ``` > > Works a treat with 1.9, it would be really easy to add service checks for > special server cases. > With Ansible 2.0.0.2 this breaks, because 2.0 tries to fill the fileglob > before looking at the when: conditional. And since the nrpe_scripts is not > defined for most servers, it breaks! > > An ugly hack would be to put a general variable in group_vars/all that > just makes it look into an empty directory or something. > > Is this a bug? or intended? > > Thanks, > Mark > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ansible Project" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/f4fc3672-c449-4b92-bb35-f72a65106919%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/f4fc3672-c449-4b92-bb35-f72a65106919%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Matt Martz @sivel sivel.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAD8N0v_-277w9r1zCmHXe7c5no8DCq3HWKp3SEdTQxCsOWUHyA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
