=back
-You are now ready to proceed as above, making commits to both the
-upstream source and the I<debian/> directory.
-
-If you want to maintain a copy of your repository on
-B<alioth.debian.org>, you should push both the origin and the upstream
-branches:
+Our upstream branch cannot be pushed to B<dgit-repos>, but since we
+will need it whenever we import a new upstream version, we must push
+it somewhere. The usual choice is B<alioth.debian.org>:
=over 4
=back
+You are now ready to proceed as above, making commits to both the
+upstream source and the I<debian/> directory.
+
=head1 CONVERTING AN EXISTING PACKAGE
This section explains how to convert an existing Debian package to
=head3 When upstream releases only tarballs
You will need the I<debian/gbp.conf> from "When upstream releases only
-tarballs", above.
+tarballs", above. You will also need your upstream branch. Above, we
+pushed this to B<alioth.debian.org>. You will need to clone or fetch
+from there, instead of relying on B<dgit clone>/B<dgit fetch> alone.
Then, either