Hello,

On Mon 28 Jul 2025 at 10:43am +02, Niels Thykier wrote:

> Package: debian-policy
> Severity: minor
> X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected]
>
> Hi
>
> The `dpkg` tooling in (soon-to-be-)stable will now default the `Priority`
> field to the value `optional` if omitted, which is the most likely value for a
> package.
>
> Therefore, I think would make sense for 5.2 to remove the `(recommended)`
> marker next to the `Priority` fields (for both stanza types) in the first
> release of Policy after the `trixie` release.
>
> Additionally, 2.5 might need some tweaking to mention the default. I think
> that section is right to say all packages must have the field (because the
> `deb` must have it), but we should make it clear that `debian/control` does
> not need it.

ACK.  Patches welcome.

-- 
Sean Whitton

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