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Bug#1110017: debian-policy: Priority should no longer be `recommended`

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Hello,

On Wed 17 Sep 2025 at 11:06pm +0530, Nilesh Patra wrote:

> 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>`

Thanks.  Seconded.

-- 
Sean Whitton

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Bug#1110017: debian-policy: Priority should no longer be `recommended` Nilesh Patra <nilesh@debian.org> - 2025-09-17 19:40 +0200
  Bug#1110017: debian-policy: Priority should no longer be `recommended` Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> - 2025-10-02 13:50 +0200
  Bug#1110017: debian-policy: Priority should no longer be `recommended` Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org> - 2025-10-02 15:00 +0200
  Bug#1110017: debian-policy: Priority should no longer be `recommended` Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org> - 2025-10-02 16:50 +0200
    Bug#1110017: debian-policy: Priority should no longer be `recommended` Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> - 2025-10-02 20:30 +0200
      Bug#1110017: debian-policy: Priority should no longer be `recommended` Nilesh Patra <nilesh@riseup.net> - 2025-10-02 23:10 +0200
        Bug#1110017: debian-policy: Priority should no longer be `recommended` Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org> - 2025-10-03 05:20 +0200
          Bug#1110017: debian-policy: Priority should no longer be `recommended` Nilesh Patra <nilesh@riseup.net> - 2025-10-03 16:50 +0200
            Bug#1110017: debian-policy: Priority should no longer be `recommended` Nilesh Patra <nilesh@riseup.net> - 2025-10-03 16:50 +0200
              Bug#1110017: debian-policy: Priority should no longer be `recommended` Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org> - 2025-10-04 15:20 +0200
              Bug#1110017: debian-policy: Priority should no longer be `recommended` Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> - 2025-10-06 14:50 +0200
      Bug#1110017: debian-policy: Priority should no longer be `recommended` Nilesh Patra <nilesh@riseup.net> - 2025-10-02 23:10 +0200
        Bug#1110017: debian-policy: Priority should no longer be `recommended` Nilesh Patra <nilesh@riseup.net> - 2025-10-02 23:20 +0200

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