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.