saltstack / saltstack/salt

[TECH DEBT] RPM based distros should use aarch64 instead of arm64 on repo.saltproject.io

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Description

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Currently, we have paths for rpm based distros that look like this: https://repo.saltproject.io/salt/py3/photon/4/arm64/.
For each rpm based distro, we should replace arm64 with aarch64. The old style paths will be deprecated properly, and phase EOL when 3009.0 is released.

Tasklist:

  • Update repo publishing to publish to both paths
  • Update the package tests to prefer aarch64 paths
  • Update the download tests to only pull from aarch64 paths
  • Deprecation notice in the install guide, and have it prefer aarch64 paths

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the install guide and the example RPM-based repository URL in the issue. Add a deprecation notice for the old arm64 paths and make the guide prefer aarch64 paths; done means the guide reflects the migration while the existing publishing and test changes remain consistent.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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