Package: debian-policy [ This is basically #1027832 ]
Timo Röhling writes: > * Andreas Henriksson <andr...@fatal.se> [2023-01-28 12:50]: >>Policy is not a religion. Policy has many bugs. Policy is very outdated. >>[...] >>Here's an example you could follow: >>https://lists.debian.org/debian-policy/2022/12/msg00023.html > Your argument cuts both ways. Right now, Policy says that > the bugs are RC, and if you believe that should be different, why > don't you propose such a change and seek consensus yourself? I don't think it does. Policy doesn't specify what packages actually are build-essential; it only refers to an "informational list" in Section 4.2. I think discussion in #1027832 suggested that required packages should be build-essential as well. Maybe this should be made explicit, for example by changing +--- | The required packages are called build-essential, and an informational | list can be found in /usr/share/doc/build-essential/list (which is | contained in the build-essential package). +---[ Section 4.2 ] to something like +--- | The required packages are called build-essential, and include packages | with Priority "required" and additional packages. An informational | list of additional packages can be found in | /usr/share/doc/build-essential/list (which is contained in the | build-essential package). +--- This only documents existing practice as practically all systems have required packages installed. Ansgar
