salt/doc/topics/releases/oxygen.rst

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Salt Release Notes - Codename Oxygen
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Comparison Operators in Package Installation
--------------------------------------------

Salt now supports using comparison operators (e.g. ``>=1.2.3``) when installing
packages on minions which use :mod:`yum/dnf <salt.modules.yumpkg>` or :mod:`apt
<salt.modules.aptpkg>`. This is supported both in the :py:func:`pkg.installed
<salt.states.pkg.installed>` state and in the ``pkg.install`` remote execution
function.

:ref:`Master Tops <master-tops-system>` Changes
-----------------------------------------------

When both :ref:`Master Tops <master-tops-system>` and a :ref:`Top File
<states-top>` produce SLS matches for a given minion, the matches were being
merged in an unpredictable manner which did not preserve ordering. This has
been changed. The top file matches now execute in the expected order, followed
by any master tops matches that are not matched via a top file.

To make master tops matches execute first, followed by top file matches, set
the new :conf_minion:`master_tops_first` minion config option to ``True``.

New GitFS Features
------------------

Two new features which affect how GitFS maps branches/tags to fileserver
environments (i.e. ``saltenvs``) have been added:

1. It is now possible to completely turn off Salt's default mapping logic
   (aside from the mapping of the ``base`` saltenv). This can be triggered
   using the new :conf_master:`gitfs_disable_saltenv_mapping` config option.

   .. note::
       When this is disabled, only the ``base`` saltenv and any configured
       using :ref:`per-saltenv configuration parameters
       <gitfs-per-saltenv-config>` will be available.

2. The types of refs which Salt will use as saltenvs can now be controlled. In
   previous releases, branches and tags were both mapped as environments, and
   individual commit SHAs could be specified as saltenvs in states (and when
   caching files using :py:func:`cp.cache_file <salt.modules.cp.cache_file>`).
   Using the new :conf_master:`gitfs_ref_types` config option, the types of
   refs which are used as saltenvs can be restricted. This makes it possible to
   ignore all tags and use branches only, and also to keep SHAs from being made
   available as saltenvs.

Configuration Option Deprecations
---------------------------------

- The ``requests_lib`` configuration option has been removed. Please use
  ``backend`` instead.

Module Deprecations
-------------------

The ``blockdev`` execution module has been removed. Its functions were merged
with the ``disk`` module. Please use the ``disk`` execution module instead.

The ``win_psget`` module had the following changes:

- The ``psversion`` function was removed. Please use ``cmd.shell_info`` instead.

The ``win_service`` module had the following changes:

- The ``config`` function was removed. Please use the ``modify`` function
  instead.
- The ``binpath`` option was removed from the ``create`` function. Please use
  ``bin_path`` instead.
- The ``depend`` option was removed from the ``create`` function. Please use
  ``dependencies`` instead.
- The ``DisplayName`` option was removed from the ``create`` function. Please
  use ``display_name`` instead.
- The ``error`` option was removed from the ``create`` function. Please use
  ``error_control`` instead.
- The ``group`` option was removed from the ``create`` function. Please use
  ``load_order_group`` instead.
- The ``obj`` option was removed from the ``create`` function. Please use
  ``account_name`` instead.
- The ``password`` option was removed from the ``create`` function. Please use
  ``account_password`` instead.
- The ``start`` option was removed from the ``create`` function. Please use
  ``start_type`` instead.
- The ``type`` option was removed from the ``create`` function. Please use
  ``service_type`` instead.

State Deprecations
------------------

The ``archive`` state had the following changes:

- The ``tar_options`` and the ``zip_options`` options were removed from the
  ``extracted`` function. Please use ``options`` instead.

The ``cmd`` state had the following changes:

- The ``user`` and ``group`` options were removed from the ``run`` function.
  Please use ``runas`` instead.
- The ``user`` and ``group`` options were removed from the ``script`` function.
  Please use ``runas`` instead.
- The ``user`` and ``group`` options were removed from the ``wait`` function.
  Please use ``runas`` instead.
- The ``user`` and ``group`` options were removed from the ``wait_script``
  function. Please use ``runas`` instead.

The ``file`` state had the following changes:

- The ``show_diff`` option was removed. Please use ``show_changes`` instead.

Grain Deprecations
------------------

For ``smartos`` some grains have been deprecated. These grains will be removed in Neon.

- The ``hypervisor_uuid`` has been replaced with ``mdata:sdc:server_uuid`` grain.
- The ``datacenter`` has been replaced with ``mdata:sdc:datacenter_name`` grain.