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@@ -201,6 +201,22 @@ or previous non-Dgit uploads Distros which do not maintain a set of dgit history git repositories can still be used in a read-only mode with dgit. Currently Ubuntu is configured this way. +.SH GITATTRIBUTES +git has features which can automatically transform files +as they are being copied between the working tree +and the git history. +See \fBgitattributes\fP(5). + +These transformations are context-sensitive +and not, in general, reversible, +so dgit operates on the principle that +the dgit git history contains the actual contents of the package. + +If transforming gitattributes used, +they can cause trouble, +because the working tree files can differ from +the git revision history +(and therefore from the source packages). .SH PACKAGE SOURCE FORMATS If you are not the maintainer, you do not need to worry about the source format of the package. You can just make changes as you like |