allow to use hcl files as var files in HCL mode#8882
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This works but I'm having trouble figuring out the file structure / cli command necessary to declare a variable in a different file than my build template.
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The TLDR of it is: 1/ Declare a var: # this can be declared in any *.pkr.hcl file depending on your preference.
# For example in vars.pkr.hcl if you want them all there
# or at the top of the file where it is being used
variable "foo" {
type = string
default = ""
}2/ Set it either from:
# folder/varfile.auto.pkrvars.hcl
foo = "bar"
# this file needs to be in the same folder as your buildfiles and packer will just parse it as a varfile
# this file can be anywhere but it's extension needs to be "pkrvars.hcl" ( or ". pkrvars json" for the json format )
foo = "bar"The further down this list the more priority the setting will have. auto varfiles are sorted in lexical order of their filenames.
All of it is here and here: and was just taken from the TF docs Do you think we should change things in the docs ? Do you have recommendations ? 🙂 I'd gladly improve this. |
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ah, got it! I didn't realize we had to run packer build against the directory instead of the hcl file, to get the variable definitions. |
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…atching Before change ``` 413e19b Merge pull request #8942 from desolatorxxl/google-fix-ssh-keys-metadata b81800d Merge pull request #8935 from zaventh/feature/start-on-boot 9486316 Merge pull request #8922 from hashicorp/f-vsphere_iso-export-ovf-options 56aebbe Merge pull request #8920 from rhencke/patch-1 d068430 make sure locals are evaluated only once variables are + test this (#8918) 3dae5df Merge pull request #8905 from hashicorp/fix_8493 811a730 Merge pull request #8907 from hashicorp/fix_8428 fa49d21 Merge pull request #8906 from hashicorp/fix_8904 23f5603 Merge pull request #8889 from hashicorp/hcl2_singular_blocks dc9259f Merge pull request #8892 from zaventh/feature/vga-adapter fc35f02 Merge pull request #8890 from hashicorp/fix_8880 7972ab7 Merge pull request #8735 from hashicorp/fix_plugin_loading 890d7b2 Merge pull request #8875 from hashicorp/fix_8812 e94ff70 Merge pull request #8883 from hashicorp/fix_8835 9075b80 Merge pull request #8891 from rhencke/patch-1 6477d8a Merge pull request #8882 from hashicorp/fix-var-file-hcl 6008f91 Merge pull request #8847 from takaishi/support-keyboard-interactive 5604561 Merge pull request #8877 from paulcichonski/remote-esxi-bastion 698f744 Merge pull request #8887 from hashicorp/untangle_ssh_docs_from_aws aeedc9a Merge pull request #8879 from mbrancato/specify_keyvault_sku 5365fda Merge pull request #8884 from hashicorp/fix_codecov_config 4bd7b14 Merge pull request #8732 from jhawk28/reorder_cdrom_drive 072a71b Merge pull request #8863 from hashicorp/update_go-cty_regex 8a1caaa Merge pull request #8837 from hashicorp/fix_8730 7873cab Merge pull request #8858 from hashicorp/fix_8791 7e382d0 Merge pull request #8828 from mvitaly/fix_8816 8832b3e Merge pull request #8787 from jhawk28/vsphere_iso_multiple_disks 5281740 Merge pull request #8831 from rjhornsby/master e35a872 Merge pull request #8830 from hashicorp/d-var-file-hcl2-not-yet ``` After change ``` ⇶ git log v1.5.4...v1.5.5 --first-parent --oneline --grep="Merge pull request #[0-9]\+" --grep="(#[0-9]\+)$" 413e19b Merge pull request #8942 from desolatorxxl/google-fix-ssh-keys-metadata c387dc2 builder/vsphere-clone: Find the vm within the folder (#8938) b17b211 Add cleanup_remote_cache config option to vmware-iso (#8917) e6368b9 Fix azure winrm_password attribution and allow to set winrm_username (#8928) fcf10e9 Replace Amazon with Outscale for OSC BSU doc (#8944) 9240fb7 Fix typo in title (#8943) 2c6f096 Allow accepting image for the members in OpenStack builder (#8931) b81800d Merge pull request #8935 from zaventh/feature/start-on-boot daffd9c CONTRIBUTING: Update documentation for linting on Travis (#8933) 3a9d356 golangci-lint: Update --new-from-rev option to check only newly added commits (#8923) 97d797d Fix small typos in osc-bsuvolume.html.md (#8926) 9486316 Merge pull request #8922 from hashicorp/f-vsphere_iso-export-ovf-options 56aebbe Merge pull request #8920 from rhencke/patch-1 99b0b98 Add ovf export capability to vsphere builders (#8764) d068430 make sure locals are evaluated only once variables are + test this (#8918) ad8dafa HCL: add tests and fixes around var-file and var args (#8914) 7979ab0 Add after_n_builds to codecov.yml (#8913) 3dae5df Merge pull request #8905 from hashicorp/fix_8493 811a730 Merge pull request #8907 from hashicorp/fix_8428 fa49d21 Merge pull request #8906 from hashicorp/fix_8904 b94937c Update provisioner_test.go (#8900) 2319521 Add iso config test for checksum from file specific case (#8897) 23f5603 Merge pull request #8889 from hashicorp/hcl2_singular_blocks dc9259f Merge pull request #8892 from zaventh/feature/vga-adapter 690bf71 Add Codecov badge and remove report style (#8896) fc35f02 Merge pull request #8890 from hashicorp/fix_8880 7972ab7 Merge pull request #8735 from hashicorp/fix_plugin_loading 890d7b2 Merge pull request #8875 from hashicorp/fix_8812 e94ff70 Merge pull request #8883 from hashicorp/fix_8835 ```
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fix #8781