Bug#1027832: debian-policy: Please clarify that priority required packages are not automatically build essential
On Tue, Jan 3, 2023 at 22:14:10 +0100, Santiago Vila wrote:
> Hello. This is an attempt to put the basis for fixing this bug:
>
> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=837060
>
> As an example, packages tzdata, mount or e2fsprogs are not build-essential
> and afaik have not been for a long time, but there are still people who
> believe that they are build-essential for the mere fact that they are
> priority:required.
>
Like I said in the debootstrap bug, I believe we should treat a case
where a package is Priority: required but not actually required by the
Essential set as a bug in package priorities, and neither debootstrap
nor policy need to change.
Cheers,
Julien
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