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CFEngine fixes default override irritants in 3.8.1 release

def.json feature caused 'unexpected' behavior

CFEngine has pumped out its latest update, v3.8.1, which should sort out some ongoing irritations with the def.json feature it introduced a couple of versions ago.

The config management punter said it had introduced the def.json feature in version 3.7 for overriding the default configuration, mainly to make upgrades easier.

"However, several users have reported unexpected behavior with the feature, because some of the variables in def.json were not parsed early enough to be taken into account by CFEngine," it said today.

"A new design has been introduced to parse def.json natively in C, which should resolve this issue. If you had this problem, please let us know if it is resolved in 3.8.1," it said.

It added that the platform was unaffected by the recent OpenSSL security advisory, which has prompted a rash of "nothing to do with us" statements from the great and the good of the software development world.

The latest version is a non-LTS release, meaning it is maintained for six months and not supported for CFEngine's enterprise customers. The current LTS version is 3.7, and the next will be 3.10, due next year. Full details are here. ®

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