From d206873437a8ee676eeb2806754a57fa938c9a4c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Jackson Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2016 15:41:00 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] dgit(1): Some more info about --deliberately. Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson --- debian/changelog | 1 + dgit.1 | 8 +++++++- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index ccb54e68..a283b158 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ dgit (2.7~) unstable; urgency=medium * dgit(1): Reorder the options, moving more important ones earlier. + * dgit(1): Some more info about --deliberately. -- diff --git a/dgit.1 b/dgit.1 index d37e5b0b..d6ac8b25 100644 --- a/dgit.1 +++ b/dgit.1 @@ -376,7 +376,13 @@ maintainer view, the pseudo-merge will appear only in the dgit view.) Declare that you are deliberately doing .IR something . This can be used to override safety catches, including safety catches -which relate to distro-specific policies. The meanings of +which relate to distro-specific policies. +The use of --deliberately is declared and published in the signed tags +generated for you by dgit, +so that the archive software can give effect to your intent, +and +for the benefit humans looking at the history. +The meanings of .IR something s understood in the context of Debian are discussed below: .TP -- 2.30.2