ansible : how to pass multiple commands

Question

I tried this:

- command: ./configure chdir=/src/package/
- command: /usr/bin/make chdir=/src/package/
- command: /usr/bin/make install chdir=/src/package/

which works but I guess there is something more.. neat.

So I tried this:

from: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24043561/multiple-commands-in-the-same-line-for-bruker-topspin which give me back "no such file or directory"

- command: ./configure;/usr/bin/make;/usr/bin/make install chdir=/src/package/

I tried this too: https://u.osu.edu/hasnan.1/2013/12/16/ansible-run-multiple-commands-using-command-module-and-with-items/

but I couldn't find the right syntax to put:

- command: "{{ item }}" chdir=/src/package/
  with_items:
      ./configure
      /usr/bin/make
      /usr/bin/make install

That does not work, saying there is a quote issue.

Anyone?

Answer 1

If a value in YAML begins with a curly brace ({), the YAML parser assumes that it is a dictionary. So, for cases like this where there is a (Jinja2) variable in the value, one of the following two strategies needs to be adopted to avoiding confusing the YAML parser:

Quote the whole command:

- command: "{{ item }} chdir=/src/package/"
  with_items:
  - ./configure
  - /usr/bin/make
  - /usr/bin/make install    

or change the order of the arguments:

- command: chdir=/src/package/ {{ item }}
  with_items:
  - ./configure
  - /usr/bin/make
  - /usr/bin/make install

Thanks for @RamondelaFuente alternative suggestion.