2 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 83f5fc4..a57cd2f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+dgit (0.8) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * When creating repos in dgit-repos (using the ssh-cmd method),
+    copy _template rather than using mkdir and git init.
+    Closes: #720522.
+
+ -- Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>  Fri, 23 Aug 2013 12:03:25 +0100
+
 dgit (0.7) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * If dak ls, or rmadison, reports multiple versions, look for them
diff --git a/dgit b/dgit
index 4137519..94adcb5 100755
--- a/dgit
+++ b/dgit
@@ -456,9 +456,7 @@ sub create_remote_git_repo () {
 	runcmd_ordryrun
 	    (access_cfg('ssh'),access_gituserhost(),
 	     "set -e; cd ".access_cfg('git-path').";".
-	     " mkdir -p $package.git;".
-	     " cd $package.git;".
-	     " if ! test -d objects; then git init --bare; fi");
+	     " cp -a _template $package.git");
     } else {
 	badcfg "unknown git-create \`$how'";
     }