[git-buildpackage] A basic question to begin

[Seamus de Mora]

I am under the impression that the gbp-import-dsc command in
git-buildpackage (gbp) is designed to translate or convert (import) a
*traditional* Debian source repository into a structure/format suitable for
deployment and distribution using git (locally) and (for example) GitLab
and GitHub as a remote, publicly available repository. If I've gotten this
wrong, please let me know.

Some background on my objective: I discovered a bug in a program I use
frequently on Raspberry Pi: *dhcpcd*. The *dhcpcd* upstream sources are in this
GitHub repo <https://github.com/NetworkConfiguration/dhcpcd>. I submitted a
PR against the upstream sources, and the author accepted it, but informed
me that it would not get to the downstream repos.

The *dhcpcd* source package used by the Raspberry Pi organization is not
under 'git' version control - nor is it available on their GitHub site. I
worked with the sources I downloaded using the 'apt-get source dhcpcd5'
command. I have learned enough of the basics to make the source
modifications, and build a new package (.deb) for installation & testing.

My objective now is to put this *dhcpcd* code under 'git' version control,
and share it; i.e. publish it on my GitHub site, and potentially make
additional changes to it. I'm under the assumption that gbp can help me do
that, and that the first step is *gbp-import-dsc*. I have tried this, but
get only error messages so far. I suspect that the issue may be the current
construction of the *dsc* file used for RPi's *dhcpcd*, but I need some
help in sorting that.

Am I in the right place to ask these questions?
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