Michael Stapelberg writes ("Bug#878433: dgit-maint-merge(7) workflow for
converting an existing package does not work"):
> Package: dgit
> Version: 3.12
> Severity: normal
>
> I read the following section of the dgit-maint-merge(7):
> https://manpages.debian.org/stretch/dgit/dgit-maint-merge.7.en.html#Existing_git_history_using_another_workflow
I'm currently on a train and can't dig properly, but:
> And tried to apply it to one of my packages:
>
> % gbp clone
> git+ssh://git.debian.org/git/pkg-go/packages/google-cloud-print-connector.git
> gbp:info: Cloning from
> 'git+ssh://git.debian.org/git/pkg-go/packages/google-cloud-print-connector.git'
> % cd google-cloud-print-connector
...
> % dgit build-source
> Format `3.0 (quilt)', need to check/update patch stack
> examining quilt state (multiple patches, linear mode)
> dpkg-source: error: missing orig.tar or debian.tar file in v2.0 source package
I don't know how the dgit-maint-merge workflow is supposed to generate
the .orig, but before yo do this you need to somehow have
../google-cloud-print-connector_UPSTREAMVERSION.orig.tar.gz
or similar.
In the absence of a better answer from me, maybe Sean can enlighten
you ?
Ian.
