On Wed, Sep 17, 2025 at 11:06:29PM +0530, Nilesh Patra wrote: > --- a/policy/ch-archive.rst > +++ b/policy/ch-archive.rst > @@ -376,11 +376,14 @@ Priorities > ---------- > > Each package must have a *priority* value, which is set in the metadata > -for the Debian archive and is also included in the package's control > -files (see :ref:`s-f-Priority`). This information is used > +for the Debian archive and is also included in the package's binary > +control files (see :ref:`s-f-Priority`). This information is used > to control which packages are included in standard or minimal Debian > installations. > > +If the *Priority* field is not specified in the source control file, dpkg > +sets it to ``optional`` by default starting version 1.22.13. > + > Most Debian packages will have a priority of ``optional``. Priority > levels other than ``optional`` are only used for packages that should be > included by default in a standard installation of Debian. > diff --git a/policy/ch-controlfields.rst b/policy/ch-controlfields.rst > index 9f06cc9..e4390b4 100644 > --- a/policy/ch-controlfields.rst > +++ b/policy/ch-controlfields.rst > @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ The fields in the source package stanza (the first one) are: > > - :ref:`Section <s-f-Section>` (recommended) > > -- :ref:`Priority <s-f-Priority>` (recommended) > +- :ref:`Priority <s-f-Priority>` > > - :ref:`Build-Depends et al <s-sourcebinarydeps>` > > @@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ The fields in the binary package stanzas are: > > - :ref:`Section <s-f-Section>` (recommended) > > -- :ref:`Priority <s-f-Priority>` (recommended) > +- :ref:`Priority <s-f-Priority>` > > - :ref:`Essential <s-f-Essential>` seconded as well, thanks! -- cheers, Holger ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ holger@(debian|reproducible-builds|layer-acht).org ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ OpenPGP: B8BF54137B09D35CF026FE9D 091AB856069AAA1C ⠈⠳⣄ Klimakatastrophe bedeutet kompletter sozialer Kollaps.
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