Bug#758234: [PATCH] Remove priority "extra", make all corresponding packages priority "optional"
retitle 758234 Remove priority "extra", make all corresponding packages priority "optional"
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Since discussion on this topic seems to have stopped, I suggest this
patch to remove the priority "extra" for Debian packages.
All packages that currently are of priority "extra" shall be changed to
priority "optional" for the reasons outlined in message #35 to this
very report
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=758234#35
If technically feasible, and I think so, the transition shall be done
through ftpmaster's override file, which will cause lintian warnings
for affected packages so that the maintainers can adapt the packages'
control files gradually.
If further discussion doesn't happen or doesn't suggest otherwise, I
plan to call for seconds in about a week.
Regards, Gerrit.
---
policy.sgml | 17 ++++-------------
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index dad8d23..05d52f7 100644
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -855,15 +855,6 @@ zope.
distribution, and many applications. Note that
optional packages should not conflict with each other.
</item>
- <tag><tt>extra</tt></tag>
- <item>
- This contains all packages that conflict with others
- with required, important, standard or optional
- priorities, or are only likely to be useful if you
- already know what they are or have specialized
- requirements (such as packages containing only detached
- debugging symbols).
- </item>
</taglist>
</p>
@@ -3658,10 +3649,10 @@ Files:
size, section and priority and the filename. For example:
<example>
Files:
- 4c31ab7bfc40d3cf49d7811987390357 1428 text extra example_1.2-1.dsc
- c6f698f19f2a2aa07dbb9bbda90a2754 571925 text extra example_1.2.orig.tar.gz
- 938512f08422f3509ff36f125f5873ba 6220 text extra example_1.2-1.diff.gz
- 7c98fe853b3bbb47a00e5cd129b6cb56 703542 text extra example_1.2-1_i386.deb
+ 4c31ab7bfc40d3cf49d7811987390357 1428 text optional example_1.2-1.dsc
+ c6f698f19f2a2aa07dbb9bbda90a2754 571925 text optional example_1.2.orig.tar.gz
+ 938512f08422f3509ff36f125f5873ba 6220 text optional example_1.2-1.diff.gz
+ 7c98fe853b3bbb47a00e5cd129b6cb56 703542 text optional example_1.2-1_i386.deb
</example>
The <qref id="f-Section">section</qref>
and <qref id="f-Priority">priority</qref> are the values of
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