Quoting myself for context:
(This is probably not the thread to answer that specific question, but I think the example may provide some scope for the use of Salt pillar.)
Following the suggestion to re-center the conversation:
I would add [to @unman’s questions]:
- How to provide guidance about how inter-dependent the packages (whatever they are) should be.
It seems to me that it makes sense that some packages build on each other, but also I think that such a repository would have less value if installing one package required to install a large number of them. (original)
I certainly didn’t think of demotivating people to join the conversation by addressing some Salt-specific questions I found legitimate from the previous posts, I hope my intention at least was clear. Apologies if I did, I’ll back off.