Bug#1110017: debian-policy: Priority should no longer be `recommended`
Hi!
On Wed, 2025-09-17 at 23:06:29 +0530, Nilesh Patra wrote:
> diff --git a/policy/ch-archive.rst b/policy/ch-archive.rst
> index 302dc8d..3bf5abf 100644
> --- 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.
After the control file nomenclature unification, "source control file"
should always refer to a «.dsc», in this case I think you mean
"source package template control file".
Also, not sure whether to make it explicit as in "not specified in any
of the stanzas" but perhaps that's unnecessary.
Thanks,
Guillem
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