describe main differences of manifests vs. providers

Signed-off-by: Nico Schottelius <nico@yoda.schottelius.org>
2011-01-15 17:55:31 +01:00 · 2011-01-15 17:55:31 +01:00 · a836b92082
parent 89a2856141
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--- a/doc/internal/config-layout
+++ b/doc/internal/config-layout
@ -29,3 +29,12 @@ conf/providers/<name>/
 lib/providers/<name>/
   - same as above, but provided by the cdist distribution
   - if name exists in both, conf/ has priority
+
+Differences manifests vs. providers
+
+
+                     manifests               providers
+
+main purpose         map config to host      provide functionality
+can change config    no (prevent conflicts)  yes (allow inheritance)
+specificness         site specific           (globally) reusable