I don't git it, but now you will
Debian patching workflow for new upstream versions
Update each patch branch
git checkout debian/patches/xxx
git merge upstream
- Resolve possible conflicts
- Repeat for all patch branches
Merge new upstream + updated patches + dropped patches + master (debian)
git checkout -b merge/$upstream_version upstream
- Merge each updated patch branch
git merge debian/patches/xxxx
- Discard each obsolete patch branch
git merge -x ours debian/patches/xxxx
git merge -s recursive -X ours master
git checkout master
git merge merge/$upstream_version
Untested alternative merge workflow
git checkout master
git merge -s recursive -X theirs upstream
git merge -s recursive -X theirs debian/patches/xxxx
- Repeat for all patch branches