ansible-galaxy downloas old version (v4.14.2) of ansiblebit/oracle-java (instead of lastest 5.14.4)

[roumano]

ansible-galaxy -vvv install ansiblebit.oracle-java
Using /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg as config file
Opened /home/fedora/.ansible_galaxy
Installing role ansiblebit.oracle-java
Opened /home/fedora/.ansible_galaxy

• downloading role 'oracle-java', owned by ansiblebit
  https://galaxy.ansible.com/api/v1/roles/?owner__username=ansiblebit&name=oracle-java
  https://galaxy.ansible.com/api/v1/roles/3375/versions/?page_size=50
• downloading role from https://github.com/ansiblebit/oracle-java/archive/v4.14.2.tar.gz
• extracting ansiblebit.oracle-java to /home/fedora/svn/ansible/roles/ansiblebit.oracle-java
• ansiblebit.oracle-java was installed successfully
  [DEPRECATION WARNING]: The comma separated role spec format, use the yaml/explicit format instead..
  This feature will be
  removed in a future release. Deprecation warnings can be disabled by setting deprecation_warnings=False in ansible.cfg.
• dependency ansiblebit.launchpad-ppa-webupd8 is already installed, skipping.

cat ansiblebit.oracle-java/meta/.galaxy_install_info
{install_date: 'Fri Apr 14 12:42:57 2017', version: v4.14.2}

maybe it's due to the letter "v" on the version ?

[steenzout]

@roumano I think that's the problem.

I've tried to clear the old v versions but galaxy is stubborn: ansible/galaxy-issues#251.

I suggest using a specific version to workaround your current problem plus it's safer in the long run (you don't want to end up breaking a playbook because you got a newer version of the role).

[steenzout]

@roumano just to be clear, you can install a specific version with a requirements.yml like:

- src: git@github.com:ansiblebit/oracle-java.git
  scm: git
  name: ansiblebit.oracle-java
  version: 5.14.4

or

- name: ansiblebit.oracle-java
  version: 5.14.4

and then executing:

$ ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yml

I actually recommend using this way to install roles.

[steenzout]

ansible fixed the issue:

$ ansible-galaxy -vv install ansiblebit.oracle-java
No config file found; using defaults
- downloading role 'oracle-java', owned by ansiblebit
- downloading role from https://github.com/ansiblebit/oracle-java/archive/5.14.4.tar.gz
- extracting ansiblebit.oracle-java to /opt/local/etc/ansible/roles/ansiblebit.oracle-java

[steenzout]

please star the repo :)