From 55102fde4b7aced570cfd46f435d80c70b8327a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Jackson Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2022 12:29:29 +0100 Subject: dgit(1): Add caveats to --dry-run and --damp-run Closes: #973896 Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson --- dgit.1 | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) (limited to 'dgit.1') diff --git a/dgit.1 b/dgit.1 index 2596b17..7bd8b05 100644 --- a/dgit.1 +++ b/dgit.1 @@ -1318,11 +1318,19 @@ Go through the motions, fetching all information needed, but do not actually update the output(s). For push, dgit does the required checks and leaves the new .dsc in a temporary file, but does not sign, tag, push or upload. + +This is not a very good simulation. +It can easily go wrong for ways that a for-real push wouldn't. .TP .BR \-\-damp-run " | " \-L Go through many more of the motions: do everything that doesn't involve either signing things, or making changes on the public servers. + +Using this will make unsigned tags, +and possibly other local changes, +that will get in the way of a for-real push. +So be prepared to burn the version number you're using. .TP .BI \-\-force- something Instructs dgit to try to proceed despite detecting -- cgit v1.2.3