Control: tags -1 patch On 11/09/25 10:36 pm, Gioele Barabucci wrote: > block 1111513 by 1110017 > thanks > > On 11/09/25 16:44, Nilesh Patra wrote: >>> 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. > > Sure. The request to update Policy is tracked at > <https://bugs.debian.org/1110017>.
I have raised a Draft MR: https://salsa.debian.org/lintian/lintian/-/merge_requests/612 I request you to please nudge me once the bug is settled and a new release of debian-policy is made. Or you could as well tag me on the MR. Thank you Nilesh
