Control: tags -1 patch > ACK. Patches welcome.
The patch is pasted below. 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. + 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>`
