Re: Re: variable resolution problem

On Mon, 2021-07-26 at 05:36 -0700, Xander Cage wrote:
> forgot to mention using sys.date instead works as expected...
> 
> R: Time: Mon Jul 26 14:35:21 2021 -  Bundle: do_what_i_say - Message:
> 
> On Monday, July 26, 2021 at 2:23:31 PM UTC+2 Xander Cage wrote:
> > 
> > hey,
> > 
> > once again, basic principles make me struggle.
> > 
> > so i have this (not global) var definded somewhere in my local "stdlib".
> > 
> > root@aixtest01: /root/cfe_testbed # /var/cfengine/bin/cf-promises --show-vars | grep udate
> > default:itsvrep_c.itsv_udate             2021-07-
> > 26T14:20:03CEST                                      source=promise
> > 
> > i want to use the contents of that var to timestamp my reports.
> > 
> >  reports:
> > 
> >     "$(itsvrep_c.itsv_udate) / $(this.bundle) - Message: Path contains: $(path)" ;
> > 
> > 
> > boom, not working, variable unresolved...
> > 
> > root@aixtest01: /root/cfe_testbed # /var/cfengine/bin/cf-agent -KI -f ./python_symlink_test.cf
> > R: $(itsvrep_c.itsv_udate) / do_what_i_say - Message: Path contains:
> > 
> > so, how to i address this var without making it global?
Is the variable perhaps used in a namespaced bundle/file? If that's the case, you must refer to it
as '$(default:itsvrep_c.itsv_udate)'. 'sys.' and 'this.' variables are an exception and they are
"namespace-agnostic".

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Vratislav

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