git module key_file= option doesn't interpret the ~/ as $HOME

[greg-nagy]

Issue Type:

Bug Report

Ansible Version:

ansible 1.6.2

Environment:

Ubuntu 12.04

Summary:

git module key_file= option doesn't interpret the ~/ as $HOME

Steps To Reproduce:

- git: repo=ssh://git@bitbucket.org/xxx/yyyy.git dest=~/compile key_file=~/.ssh/bitbucket_app -vvvv

Expected Results:

read the keyfile and checkout from git :)

Actual Results:

<localhost> REMOTE_MODULE git repo=ssh:********@bitbucket.org/xxx/yyy.git dest=~/compile key_file=~/.ssh/bitbucket_app
failed: [localhost] => {"cmd": "/usr/bin/git ls-remote origin -h refs/heads/master", "failed": true, "item": "", "rc": 128}
stderr: Warning: Identity file ~/.ssh/bitbucket_app not accessible: No such file or directory.

[mpdehaan]

Should be easy to add a expanduser call here, something you'd like to work on, perhaps?

[greg-nagy]

hm, why not, sounds fun.

how things go in this situation ? Do i have to hit a deadline or something ?
(I am a newbie)

thx btw: I was thinking about getting into python and you just gave the last push :)

[jimi-c]

No deadline, but sooner is always better :)

[mpdehaan]

Hi!

Thanks very much for your interest in Ansible. It sincerely means a lot to us.

On September 26, 2014, due to enormous levels of contribution to the project Ansible decided to reorganize module repos, making it easier
for developers to work on the project and for us to more easily manage new contributions and tickets.

We split modules from the main project off into two repos, http://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core and http://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras

If you would still like this ticket attended to, and believe this problem or idea is still present in the latest version of Ansible (1.7.2) or the development branch, we will need your help in having it reopened in one of the two new repos, and instructions are provided below.

We apologize that we are not able to make this transition happen seamlessly, though this is a one-time change and your help is greatly appreciated --
this will greatly improve velocity going forward.

Both sets of modules will ship with Ansible, though they'll receive slightly different ticket handling.

To locate where a module lives between 'core' and 'extras'

• Find the module at http://docs.ansible.com/list_of_all_modules.html
• Open the documentation page for that module
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