SaltStack - FreeBSD Ports - ports.update

Question

Why is this state.sls not working?

install_ports:
  - ports.update:
    - extract: True

When running

salt '*' state.highstate

I get a return of:

SaltMaster:
    Data failed to compile:
----------
    ID install_ports in SLS FreeBSD.11_0.ports is not a dictionary
ERROR: Minions returned with non-zero exit code
root@SaltMaster [~]$

I worked according to:

https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2015.8/ref/modules/all/salt.modules.freebsdports.html

https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/states/all/salt.states.ports.html#module-salt.states.ports

Answer 1

Lines beginning with "-" are items in a YAMl list, and your 'install_ports' line is expecting a dictionary.

Thus, you should change '- ports.update:' to 'ports.update:' to get rid of the error.