Constructs the source package, uses
.B sbuild
to do a binary build, and uses mergechanges to merge the source and
-binary changes files. Options and argumments after sbuild will be
+binary changes files. Options and arguments after sbuild will be
passed on to sbuild. Changes files matching
.IB package _ version _*.changes
in the parent directory will be removed; the output is left in
\fBdgit git-build\fR ...
Runs
.B git-buildpackage
-with some suitable options. Options and argumments after git-build
+with some suitable options. Options and arguments after git-build
will be passed on to git-buildpackage.
Tagging, signing and actually uploading should be left to dgit push.
which violates policy, but may work in practice.
.TP
.BR -N " | " --new
-The package may be new in this suite. Without this, dgit will
-refuse to push.
+The package is or may be new in this suite. Without this, dgit will
+refuse to push. It may (for Debian, will) be unable to access the git
+history for any packages which have been newly pushed and have not yet
+been published.
.TP
.BR --ignore-dirty
Do not complain if the working tree does not match your git HEAD.