README.infra-update

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+#### infrastructure upgrade process
+ # get right tree in git on zealot and make it pass all tests
+ # push to inbound branches
+     git push gideon +HEAD:t
+     git push dgit-cgi +HEAD+t
+ # do upload of dgit-test-dummy
+     dch -v1.12 -Dexperimental 'For testing infrastructure'
+     debcommit -a
+     dgit -wgf build
+     dgit --deliberately-include-questionable-history push experimental
+ # check that tree is visible with
+     dgit fetch
+     curl https://git.dgit.debian.org/dgit-test-dummy/info/refs
+
+#### package upload
+ # get right tree in git on zealot and make it pass all tests
+ # push to chiark master
+ # finalise changelog (including suite and urgency) and commit
+ # build
+     PERLLIB=. ./dgit -wgf build
+ # install
+     dpkg -i ../dgit_BLAH_all.deb
+ # push
+     dgit -wgf push
+ # push to chiark master