Daniel Kahn Gillmor writes: > On Thu 2016-12-29 23:41:39 -0500, Stuart Prescott wrote: >> one of the objectives for stretch was to reduce the number of Python 2 >> packages that are installed in common scenarios, instead having the >> Python 3 stack take over. The "standard task" within tasksel is a >> reasonable place to look.ยน > [...] >> python-gpg >> python3-gpg > > fwiw, python-gpg and python3-gpg should not be Priority: standard, and > they are indicated as such in the source packages. > > https://packages.qa.debian.org/g/gpgme1.0.html > > indicates that they're marked that way due to override files, but i > don't think there'd be any objection from myself or any of the other > pkg-gnupg-maint team (cc'ed here) if those overrides were removed.
There was an open bug about changing the overrides (#849903) and I just set all packages built from gpgme1.0 to "Priority: optional". I don't think there is any reason for the lib*-dev packages to be at Priority: extra? Ansgar