dgit-maint-native(7): Soften warning about ugliness

[dgit.git] / dgit-nmu-simple.7.pod

diff --git a/dgit-nmu-simple.7.pod b/dgit-nmu-simple.7.pod
index 057f1c8511c16e2ce46242d287c5905090c0a875..b30934f8b5799439b06bacf03f39f4864f94b499 100644 (file)
--- a/dgit-nmu-simple.7.pod
+++ b/dgit-nmu-simple.7.pod
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ git practices are
 and 
 consult the appropriate C<dgit-maint-*(7)> workflow tutorial,
 
 and 
 consult the appropriate C<dgit-maint-*(7)> workflow tutorial,
 

+Further,
+note that dgit cannot yet be used
+to upload to the DELAYED queues.
+

 =head1 SUMMARY
 
 =over 4
 =head1 SUMMARY
 
 =over 4


@@ -39,14 +43,14 @@ consult the appropriate C<dgit-maint-*(7)> workflow tutorial,
     % dgit clone glibc jessie
     % cd glibc
     % git am ~/glibc-security-fix.diff
     % dgit clone glibc jessie
     % cd glibc
     % git am ~/glibc-security-fix.diff

-    % dch --nmu Apply upstream's fix for foo bug.
+    % dch --nmu "Apply upstream's fix for foo bug."

     % git add debian/changelog && git commit -m"NMU changelog entry"
     % dpkg-buildpackage -uc -b
     [ run your tests ]
     % dch -r && git add debian/changelog && git commit -m"Finalise NMU"
     % dgit -wgf sbuild -A -c jessie
     [ final tests on generated .debs ]
     % git add debian/changelog && git commit -m"NMU changelog entry"
     % dpkg-buildpackage -uc -b
     [ run your tests ]
     % dch -r && git add debian/changelog && git commit -m"Finalise NMU"
     % dgit -wgf sbuild -A -c jessie
     [ final tests on generated .debs ]

-    % dgit -wgf push jessie
+    % dgit -wgf [--delayed=5] push jessie

     [ enter your gnupg passphrase as prompted ]
     [ see that push and upload are successful ]
     [ prepare and email NMU diff (git-diff, git-format-patch) ]
     [ enter your gnupg passphrase as prompted ]
     [ see that push and upload are successful ]
     [ prepare and email NMU diff (git-diff, git-format-patch) ]


@@ -104,6 +108,36 @@ tree.
 It also means you don't care about the package clean target,
 which is just as well because many package clean targets are broken.
 
 It also means you don't care about the package clean target,
 which is just as well because many package clean targets are broken.
 

+=head1 OTHER GIT BRANCHES
+
+The dgit git history
+(visible in gitk and git log)
+is not necessarily related to the maintainer's
+or upstream's git history (if any).
+
+If the maintainer has advertised a git repo with
+Vcs-Git
+dgit will set up a remote for it,
+so you can do
+
+=over 4
+
+    % git fetch vcs-git
+
+=back
+
+You can cherry pick changes from there, for example. 
+Note that the maintainer's git history may not be
+suitable for use with dgit.
+For example, it might be a patches-unapplied branch
+or even contain only a debian/ directory.
+
+=head1 UPLOADING TO DELAYED
+
+You can use dgit's I<--delayed> option
+to upload to the DELAYED queue.
+However, you should read the warning about this option in dgit(1).
+

 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
 dgit(1), dgit(7), dgit-maint-*(7)
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
 dgit(1), dgit(7), dgit-maint-*(7)