Hi, could we drop the Priority field from most packages? Most packages use "Priority: optional" and this is just noise in d/control (source package). Tools should just assume "optional" when no other value is set.
Currently Policy documents Priority to be mandatory in 2.5: +--- | 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 Priority). +---[ https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive.html#priorities ] As well as only recommended: +--- | The fields in this file are: | [...] | - Priority (recommended) +---[ https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-controlfields.html#binary-package-control-files-debian-control ] I would like to drop it pretty much everywhere, most importantly debian/control in source packages (as often humans edit these). But it could be dropped in other places (CONTROL in .deb and Packages indices) as well. Regards, Ansgar PS: Please note the following disclaimer: I might or might not be payed for this change and refuse to disclose financial incentives or other conflicts of interest; I might or might not suggest to revert this if my sponsors' (should they exist) priorities shift elsewhere. -- Certified Software Terrorist (Crime of File Relocation)
