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
@@ -111,6 +116,9 @@ Don't use I<--git-tag>: B<dgit push> will do this for you.  To upload:
 This will push your git history to the dgit-repos, but you probably
 want to follow it up with a push to alioth.
 
+You will need to pass I<--overwrite> if the previous upload was not
+performed with dgit.
+
 =head1 INCORPORATING NMUS
 
 =over 4