dgit-maint-gbp(7): Note that patches-unapplied

[dgit.git] / dgit-maint-gbp.7.pod

diff --git a/dgit-maint-gbp.7.pod b/dgit-maint-gbp.7.pod
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--- a/dgit-maint-gbp.7.pod
+++ b/dgit-maint-gbp.7.pod
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ Incorporate NMUs with a single command (see below).
 
 =back
 
+Note that we assume a patches-unapplied repository: the upstream
+source committed to the git repository is unpatched.
+git-buildpackage(1) can work with patched-applied repositories, but is
+normally used with patches-unapplied.
+
 =head1 GIT CONFIGURATION
 
 If you run