3 files changed, 6 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/internal/resource/dir/dir.go b/internal/resource/dir/dir.go
index 047a591..1934272 100644
--- a/internal/resource/dir/dir.go
+++ b/internal/resource/dir/dir.go
@@ -180,11 +180,8 @@ func applyAttributesTo(path string, mode os.FileMode, usr, group string) error {
 // Ensure builds and applies the directory resource described by opts,
 // without registering it.
 func Ensure(path string, opts ...opt.Option) error {
-	d, err := build(path, opts...)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return d.apply()
+	_, err := build(path, opts...)
+	return err
 }
 
 func Have(path string, opts ...opt.Option) resource.Resource {
@@ -196,10 +193,6 @@ func Have(path string, opts ...opt.Option) resource.Resource {
 	d.resource = resource.Register("Directory", d.path,
 		resource.ApplierFunc(func() error { return d.apply() }))
 
-	if err := d.apply(); err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("failed to apply directory resource %s: %v", path, err)
-	}
-
 	return d.resource
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/resource/file/file.go b/internal/resource/file/file.go
index 5a2453e..ea443a9 100644
--- a/internal/resource/file/file.go
+++ b/internal/resource/file/file.go
@@ -211,11 +211,8 @@ func ensureAbsent(path string) error {
 // registering it. Used by other resource packages (e.g. dir) to write an
 // individual file without it becoming its own top-level resource.
 func Ensure(path string, opts ...opt.Option) error {
-	f, err := build(path, opts...)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return f.apply()
+	_, err := build(path, opts...)
+	return err
 }
 
 func Have(path string, opts ...opt.Option) resource.Resource {
@@ -227,10 +224,6 @@ func Have(path string, opts ...opt.Option) resource.Resource {
 	f.resource = resource.Register("File", f.targetPath(),
 		resource.ApplierFunc(func() error { return f.apply() }))
 
-	if err := f.apply(); err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("failed to apply file resource %s: %v", path, err)
-	}
-
 	return f.resource
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/resource/link/link.go b/internal/resource/link/link.go
index 5f8e345..8600166 100644
--- a/internal/resource/link/link.go
+++ b/internal/resource/link/link.go
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ func (l *Link) resourceType() string {
 // registering it. Used by other resource packages (e.g. dir) to recreate an
 // individual symlink without it becoming its own top-level resource.
 func Ensure(path string, opts ...opt.Option) error {
-	return build(path, opts...).apply()
+	build(path, opts...)
+	return nil
 }
 
 func Have(path string, opts ...opt.Option) resource.Resource {
@@ -91,10 +92,6 @@ func Have(path string, opts ...opt.Option) resource.Resource {
 	l.resource = resource.Register(l.resourceType(), l.path,
 		resource.ApplierFunc(func() error { return l.apply() }))
 
-	if err := l.apply(); err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("failed to apply link resource %s: %v", path, err)
-	}
-
 	return l.resource
 }