Create a dev_env class suitable for any programming languages, in

# Packages needed for any development environment regardless of language

class dev_env::generic {

    # Operating system independent configurations

    package {

        'diffstat'   : ensure => installed;

        'subversion' : ensure => installed;

    }

    # Operating system dependent configurations

    case $operatingsystem {

        'debian', 'ubuntu': {

            case $lsbdistcodename {

                'squeeze': { package {'git': ensure => present } }

            }

            package {

                'build-essential'  : ensure => installed;

                'dash'             : ensure => installed;

                'debhelper'        : ensure => installed;

                'devscripts'       : ensure => installed;

                'devscripts-el'    : ensure => installed;

                'dh-make'          : ensure => installed;

                'dh-autoreconf'    : ensure => installed;

                'dpkg-dev-el'      : ensure => installed;

                'dput'             : ensure => installed;

                'dpatch'           : ensure => installed;

                'fakeroot'         : ensure => installed;

                'git-buildpackage' : ensure => installed;

                'git-core'         : ensure => installed;

                'gitk'             : ensure => installed;

                'gnupg'            : ensure => installed;

                'lintian'          : ensure => installed;

                'libkrb5-dev'      : ensure => installed;

                'libopenafs-dev'   : ensure => installed;

                'libremctl-dev'    : ensure => installed;

                'libssl-dev'       : ensure => installed;

                'manpages-dev'     : ensure => installed;

                'module-assistant' : ensure => installed;

                'patchutils'       : ensure => installed;

                'pinentry-curses'  : ensure => installed;

                'quilt'            : ensure => installed;

                'reportbug'        : ensure => installed;

                'gnupg-agent':

                    ensure  => installed,

                    require => Package['pinentry-curses'];

            }

        }

        'redhat': {

            package {

                'e2fsprogs-devel'  : ensure => installed;

                'git'              : ensure => installed;

                'git-gui'          : ensure => installed;

                'rpm-build'        : ensure => installed;

                'unixODBC-devel'   : ensure => installed;  # openldap

            }

            # gnupg version change for rhel6 makes this more complex

            case $lsbmajdistrelease {

                '6': {

                    package { 'gnupg2': ensure => installed; }

                }

                default: {

                    package { 'gnupg':  ensure => installed; }

                }

           }

        }

    }

}