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diff --git a/etc/CONTRIBUTE b/etc/CONTRIBUTE index d1ee9f4690c..b07b6c66afe 100644 --- a/etc/CONTRIBUTE +++ b/etc/CONTRIBUTE @@ -118,13 +118,23 @@ documentation, i.e. Texinfo files. Ref: "Change Log Concepts" node of the GNU Coding Standards Info Manual, for how to write good log entries. +When using git, commit messages should use ChangeLog format, with a +single short line explaining the change, then an empty line, then +unindented ChangeLog entries. (Essentially, a commit message should +be a duplicate of what the patch adds to the ChangeLog files. We are +planning to automate this better, to avoid the duplication.) + ** The patch itself. If you are accessing the Emacs repository, make sure your copy is -up-to-date (e.g. with `git pull'), then use +up-to-date (e.g. with 'git pull'). You can commit your changes +to a private branch and generate a patch from the master version +by using + git format-patch master +Or you can leave your changes uncommitted and use git diff -Else, use - diff -cp OLD NEW +With no repository, you can use + diff -u OLD NEW ** Mail format. |