Bug#758234: debian-policy: allow packages to depend on packages of lower priority
On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 12:55:15PM +0200, Andreas Henriksson wrote:
> Hello,
>
> The buster development cycle is open. I'm personally interested in
> working on changes that are directly related to the issue mentioned in
> the Subject. I'm sure many people will have a problem changing their
> package for the better while at the same time introducing a policy
> violation. I thus consider this issue a blocker for my work.
> (Not to mention I already maintain a package violating this part of
> policy and everyone seems to be in agreement it's the right thing to
> do. See merged bug report for history.)
>
> Can we please get the original issues in this bug report resolved soon
> so we can actually get the risky changes done during the early
> phase of the Buster cycle?
The priority in practice are set by the override file, not by packages.
So we shoud first ask the FTP master whether they consider that the
priorities are defined by them or by the policy, and if they are willing
to change the override file to adjust.
Cheers,
--
Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>
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