6.0.1 using Ruby 2.4 method causing error on chef client <13

[TimothyTitan]

Cookbook version

6.0.1

Chef-client version

12.22.5

Platform Details

Centos 7

Scenario:

Add iptables onto haproxy server

Steps to Reproduce:

Cookbook with rule:

iptables_rule '01_icmp' do
    line "-A INPUT -i #{node['network']['default_interface']} -p icmp --icmp-type echo-request -j ACCEPT"
end

Expected Result:

new iptables rule defined to allow icmp

Actual Result:

Chef client run fails with error:

ERROR: iptables_rule[01_icmp] (test_icmp::default line 89) had an error: NoMethodError: undefined method `match?' for "-A INPUT -i eth0 -p icmp --icmp-type echo-request -j ACCEPT":String

Looks like match? is a new ruby 2.4 method and that isn't introduced on chef-client until version 13+ Will successfully run on 13+ but currently breaking for any 12.x server we still have running.

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[bmhughes]

I'll submit a PR to cover this shortly.

[tas50]

Closing this out at this point since we require Chef 14+. You'll need to pin to the appropriate older release to support EOL client versions.