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@@ -269,6 +269,11 @@ patches applied. Use
=back
+If you were not previously using dgit to upload your package (i.e. you
+were not using the workflow described in dgit-maint-gbp(7)), and you
+happen to have run B<dgit fetch sid> in this clone of the repository,
+you will need to pass I<--fdiverged> to this command.
+
=item (C) There is a delta queue, and patches are applied.
Use
@@ -442,6 +447,12 @@ cowbuilder>.
Upload with B<dgit push> or B<dgit push-source>. Remember to pass
I<--new> if the package is new in the target suite.
+In some cases where you used B<git debrebase convert-from-gbp> since
+the last upload, it is not possible for dgit to make your history
+fast-forwarding from the history on B<dgit-repos>. In such cases you
+will require I<--overwrite>. Try pushing without this option first,
+and then dgit will suggest using it if it is needed.
+
Right before uploading, if you did not just already do so, you might
want to have git-debrebase(1) shuffle your branch such that the Debian
delta queue appears right at the tip of the branch you will push: