doc: Mention 'guix lint' and '--list-dependent' in 'HACKING'.

* HACKING (Submitting Patches): Mention 'guix lint' and 'guix refresh
  --list-dependent'.
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@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ in the form of patches as produced by git format-patch sent to
guix-devel@gnu.org. Please write commit logs in the [[http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Change-Logs.html#Change-Logs][GNU ChangeLog
format]]; you can check the commit history for examples.
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run guix lint PACKAGE, where PACKAGE is the name of the new or modified
package, and fix any errors it reports. In addition, please make sure the
package builds on your platform, using guix build. You may also want to
check that dependent package (if applicable) are not affected by the change;
guix refresh --list-dependent PACKAGE will help you do that.
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