From d18b787d8a5cada8d239f1335257d0c1bca7f825 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zimoun Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2020 10:20:03 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Add item to "Submitting Patches" section. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Add item about 'git-format-patch --base'. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès --- doc/contributing.texi | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index d1b77d7d05..fbb3c47c78 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -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