saltstack / saltstack/salt

[FEATURE REQUEST] separate repos for LTS and Dev

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
When updating the Salt Repo, the LTS version (currently v3006) and the Dev version (currently v3007) are mixed in the same repo. When updated, both repos are pulled. When a deployment is attempted for a minion, the v3007 is deployed. This, however, is not supported by VMware/Broadcom.

Describe the solution you'd like
Would it be possible to separate the versions into 2 separate repositories, one for LTS and one for Development? This would greatly improve the deployment.

Describe alternatives you've considered
manual separation (a pain) or virtual links, but both are negated once an update overwrites.

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Please Note
If this can be fixed in another way, please advise.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are identified in the issue. Start by tracing how Salt LTS and development versions are currently published and selected during deployment, then determine the repository and release changes needed. Done means LTS and development artifacts are separated and deployments can reliably select the supported LTS version.

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Assessment

Domain
devops, infrastructure, release
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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