Bug#998282: Please make Section a required field for the source paragraph in d/control

[Felix Lechner <felix.lechner@lease-up.com>]

Package: debian-policy

Hi,

The installable stanzas in d/control (called "binary package
paragraphs" in policy) inherit the Section field from the source
paragraph. There is no reason to provide inheritance the other way
around.

Also, sources may not build successfully on all architectures. People
do not often use Debian's sources directly, but we distribute them
just like installation packages.

The Section field in the source paragraph (called "general paragraph"
in policy) reveals important clues about the DFSG-classification of
the sources. It should be required. Policy section 5.2 presently shows
the field as merely recommended. Thanks!

Kind regards
Felix Lechner