tar dependencies aren't versioned

[iainvm]

When using tar files to download dependencies the url for the dependency can change, but if the role name used in the dependency file is not changed, it is considered the same dependency and not re-downloaded.

This means to ensure the correct dependency is downloaded either --force-with-deps has to be used everywhere (since sub dependencies won't be updated if you just use --force) or you have to change the role name, forcing you to update the tasks using it.

If you do update the role name you'll slowly fill your ~/.ansible/roles with every version of the role you've ever used.

I purpose that either:

• meta/main.yml should be able to hold a version number which is checked against.
• the url used to download the role is stored beside the role in ~/.ansible/roles and checked against when a new role is installed with the same name.

[iainvm]

woops wrong repo
wonder how many meant to go https://github.com/ansible/galaxy