[Bug 237971] sysutils/py-salt: split port into -latest and -stable (2019.2 and 2018.3)

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--- Comment #6 from Ben Woods <woodsb02 at freebsd.org> ---
Hi Christer,

Now that phase 3 upstream support is now finished for 2018.3, can I ask what
you would like to do with this bug?
https://www.saltstack.com/product-support-lifecycle/

>From a user's point of view, its always nice if you can just keep doing "pkg
upgrade", and not have to worry about versions. Am I correct in saying this
patch would require the following manual steps from users to upgrade between
versions?
# pkg remove py37-salt20183
# pkg install py37-salt20192

Given salt masters and minions should generally be kept in sync, it might make
sense for salt to have separate packages in this case, and give the sysadmin
fine-grained control over the salt versions being run (using the pkg commands
above).

EXTRACT FROM UPSTREAM DOCUMENTATION - UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/master/topics/installation/index.html#upgrading-salt
"
Upgrading Salt

When upgrading Salt, the master(s) should always be upgraded first. Backward
compatibility for minions running newer versions of salt than their masters is
not guaranteed.

Whenever possible, backward compatibility between new masters and old minions
will be preserved. Generally, the only exception to this policy is in case of a
security vulnerability.
"

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