> dpkg 1.22.12/1.22.13 made the Priority: field optional. It default to > "optional" if missing. > > lintian should thus stop raising a `recommended-field` warning when a > source package does not include a Priority: field.
The Debian policy manual states that this field is mandatory to have https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive.html#priorities If you change the policy accordingly, I'd be happy to raise a patch to drop this check.
