rvm_gem resource fails to load RVM environment on initial pass

[fnichol]

This is summarized by @yfeldblum in a comment for #14. The change was added to close #10 but clearly is not totally correct yet.

A copy of the comment text is included:

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Additionally, once I do the above and have RVM installed and RVM rubies installed but no default RVM ruby (instead continuing to use system ruby as the default)....

When I follow up and do

rvm_gem "whatever" do
  ruby_string "ruby-1.9.2-p180" # that's one of the already-installed RVM rubies
end

then, in the same initial run of the my cookbook (which makes use of your RVM cookbook), I get

ERROR: rvm_gem[whatever] (/srv/chef/cache/cookbooks/myfuncookbook/recipes/myfunrecipe.rb:1:in `from_file') had an error:
Expected process to exit 0, but it exited with 127
---- Begin output of bash -c "source /etc/profile.d/rvm.sh" && rvm ruby-1.9.2-p180 gem env gempath ----
STDOUT: 
STDERR: sh: rvm: not found
---- End output of bash -c "source /etc/profile.d/rvm.sh" && rvm ruby-1.9.2-p180 gem env gempath ----
Ran bash -c "source /etc/profile.d/rvm.sh" && rvm ruby-1.9.2-p180 gem env gempath returned 127
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/shell_out.rb:232:in `invalid!'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/shell_out.rb:218:in `error!'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/mixin/shell_out.rb:33:in `shell_out!'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/provider/package/rubygems.rb:237:in `gem_paths'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/provider/package/rubygems.rb:245:in `gem_source_index'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/provider/package/rubygems.rb:76:in `installed_versions'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/provider/package/rubygems.rb:346:in `matching_installed_versions'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/provider/package/rubygems.rb:329:in `current_version'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/provider/package/rubygems.rb:362:in `load_current_resource'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/resource.rb:394:in `run_action'
/srv/chef/cache/cookbooks/rvm/providers/gem.rb:109:in `gem_package_wrapper'
/srv/chef/cache/cookbooks/rvm/providers/gem.rb:40:in `class_from_file'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/provider.rb:104:in `instance_eval'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/provider.rb:104:in `action_install'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/resource.rb:395:in `send'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/resource.rb:395:in `run_action'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:53:in `run_action'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:89:in `converge'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:89:in `each'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:89:in `converge'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection.rb:94
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:116:in `call'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:116:in `call_iterator_block'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:85:in `step'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:104:in `iterate'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:55:in `each_with_index'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/resource_collection.rb:92:in `execute_each_resource'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/runner.rb:84:in `converge'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/client.rb:268:in `converge'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/client.rb:171:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/application/client.rb:222:in `run_application'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/application/client.rb:212:in `loop'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/application/client.rb:212:in `run_application'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/../lib/chef/application.rb:62:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.9.16/bin/chef-client:26
/usr/bin/chef-client:19:in `load'
/usr/bin/chef-client:19

But on the second attempt to run the cookbook, the "rvm_gem[whatever]" resource succeeds (instead of failing with the above backtrace) as expected.

[fnichol]

I'm suspecting there is a regression or breaking change in the RVM codebase post v1.6.5 that is contributing here. When I lock the RVM version to the 1.6.5 release (most current at this date):

{ "rvm": { "version": "1.6.5" } }

the error is not tripped. Will have to follow up in #rvm (freenode) or keep digging elsewhere.

[BugRoger]

I ran into the same issue using rvm 1.6.10. Additionally a second chef-client will not fix it. After logout and login it works again though.

I suppose RVM is not properly sourced into the currently running shell.

[fnichol]

Anyone still have issues with this one? RVM 1.6.20 seems much better behaved and the rvm_gem provider has been totally rewritten since this bug was filed. I'll be aggressive and close it but by all means re-open if I'm incorrect.

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