doc: Add item to "Submitting Patches" section.

* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Add item about 'git-format-patch
--base'.

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@ -1011,6 +1011,12 @@ Before submitting a patch that adds or modifies a package definition,
please run through this check list:
@enumerate
@cindex @code{git format-patch}
@cindex @code{git-format-patch}
@item
We recommend to use the command @code{git format-patch --base} to
include the commit where your patch applies.
@item
If the authors of the packaged software provide a cryptographic
signature for the release tarball, make an effort to verify the