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-rw-r--r--debian/changelog1
-rw-r--r--dgit.116
2 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 42a6672..8294191 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
dgit (6.2~) unstable; urgency=medium
+ * dgit(1): Improve and correct --build-products-dir description.
* dgit: Minor code cleanup.
* test suite: Test dgit import-dsc --build-products-dir.
diff --git a/dgit.1 b/dgit.1
index 6158736..a4b1694 100644
--- a/dgit.1
+++ b/dgit.1
@@ -877,14 +877,20 @@ Note that \fBdgit push-source\fR will always find the right .changes,
regardless of this option.
.TP
.BI --build-products-dir= directory
-Specifies where to find the built files to be uploaded.
-By default, dgit looks in the parent directory
+Specifies where to find and create tarballs, binry packages,
+source packages, .changes files, and so on.
+
+By default, dgit uses the parent directory
.RB ( .. ).
-Also see the
+Changing this setting may necessitate
+moving .orig tarballs to the new directory,
+so it is probably best to
+use the
.BI dgit.default.build-products-dir
-configuration option
-(which this command line option overrides).
+configuration setting
+(see CONFIGURATION, below)
+which this command line option overrides).
.TP
.BI --no-rm-on-error
Do not delete the destination directory if clone fails.