Our approach is to maintain a DFSG-clean upstream branch, and create
tags on this branch for each release that we want to import. We then
-import those tags per "Importing the release", above.
+import those tags per "Importing the release", above. In the case of
+a new package, we base our initial Debianisation on our first
+DFSG-clean tag.
For the first upstream release that requires DFSG filtering:
% git commit -m "upstream version 1.2.3 DFSG-cleaned"
% git tag -s 1.2.3+dfsg
% git checkout master
- % # proceed with "Importing the release" on 1.2.3+dfsg tag
=back
-And for subsequent releases (whether or not they require filtering):
+Now either proceed with "Importing the release" on the 1.2.3+dfsg tag,
+or in the case of a new package,
+
+=over 4
+
+ % git branch --unset-upstream
+ % git reset --hard 1.2.3+dfsg
+
+=back
+
+and proceed with "INITIAL DEBIANISATION".
+
+For subsequent releases (whether or not they require additional
+filtering):
=over 4