puppetlabs/puppet · error · ArgumentError

Symbol not comparable to non Symbol

Error message

Symbol not comparable to non Symbol

What it means

Error "Symbol not comparable to non Symbol" thrown in puppetlabs/puppet.

Source

Thrown at lib/puppet/pops/evaluator/compare_operator.rb:100

  def equals_Array(a, b)
    return false unless b.is_a?(Array) && a.size == b.size

    a.each_index { |i| return false unless equals(a.slice(i), b.slice(i)) }
    true
  end

  def equals_Hash(a, b)
    return false unless b.is_a?(Hash) && a.size == b.size

    a.each { |ak, av| return false unless equals(b[ak], av) }
    true
  end

  def cmp_Symbol(a, b)
    if b.is_a?(Symbol)
      a <=> b
    else
      raise ArgumentError, _("Symbol not comparable to non Symbol")
    end
  end

  def cmp_Timespan(a, b)
    raise ArgumentError, _('Timespans are only comparable to Timespans, Integers, and Floats') unless b.is_a?(Time::Timespan) || b.is_a?(Integer) || b.is_a?(Float)

    a <=> b
  end

  def cmp_Timestamp(a, b)
    raise ArgumentError, _('Timestamps are only comparable to Timestamps, Integers, and Floats') unless b.is_a?(Time::Timestamp) || b.is_a?(Integer) || b.is_a?(Float)

    a <=> b
  end

  def cmp_Version(a, b)
    raise ArgumentError, _('Versions not comparable to non Versions') unless b.is_a?(SemanticPuppet::Version)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/puppet/pops/evaluator/compare_operator.rb:100 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of puppetlabs/puppet@e227c27540 (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/1089d9e2085e1c6f. Report an issue: GitHub.