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@@ -202,7 +202,16 @@ this workflow. It should be skipped when debianising a new package.
=head2 Existing git history using another workflow
-First, dump any existing patch queue:
+First, if you don't already have the git history locally, clone it,
+and obtain the corresponding orig.tar from the archive:
+
+=over 4
+
+ % git clone git.debian.org:collab-maint/foo
+ % cd foo
+ % origtargz
+
+Now dump any existing patch queue:
=over 4