[ansible-galaxy][manalize] I can't choose to don't use alt-galaxy

[Kocal]

Hi,

Some context

Inside a configuration created by Manalize, I'm trying to configure ansible-galaxy to download a role dependency from a private GitLab repository.

But it does not work with alt-galaxy, so I want to use ansible-galaxy:

Use of git or hg is not supported.

What I've tried

I've tried to define manala_ansible_galaxy_bin variable with ansible-galaxy but it does not do anything, it still use alt-galaxy.

This is my ansible/ansible.yml file:

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 # App
 - hosts: app
   vars:
     manala_ansible_galaxy_roles:
       - manala.ansible_galaxy
       - manala.deploy
       - manala.skeleton
   roles:
     - manala.ansible_galaxy

 # Global
 - hosts: all
   vars:
+    manala_ansible_galaxy_bin: 'ansible-galaxy' # we can't install a git private repo with alt-galaxy binary
     manala_ansible_galaxy_roles_path: "{{ playbook_dir }}/roles"
     manala_ansible_galaxy_roles:
       - manala.ansible_galaxy
       - manala.deploy
+       - src: 'git@gitlab.com:<repo user>/<repo name>.git'
+         scm: git
   roles:
     - manala.ansible_galaxy

The previous steps about alt-galaxy are skipped, so it should not change manala_ansible_galaxy_bin variable value (https://github.com/manala/ansible-roles/blob/master/manala.ansible_galaxy/tasks/alternatives.yml#L12).

### Possible solution

Also, note that if I modify the App configuration (instead of Global configuration), then it correctly use ansible-galaxy binary:

It still fails but for an other reason, the user root has no permission to clone my private repository.

But I don't want this solution because:

• I want my downloaded role to be in /srv/app/ansible/roles
• I don't want to deal with root and cloning permission issue, I want my user app to clone the repo (well I still have cloning permission issue with app user 😝 )

Actual workaround

Using a classic requirements.yml file and executing ansible-galaxy manually.

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So my question is, is there a way to use ansible-galaxy for the Global configuration?
Am I missing something?

Thanks 😄

[Kocal]

I guess this is not an issue anymore since alt-galaxy has been removed in 4.0.7 🎉