03/04: doc: Add item to "Submitting Patches" section.

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commit d18b787d8a5cada8d239f1335257d0c1bca7f825
Author: zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Mon Oct 12 10:20:03 2020 +0200

    doc: Add item to "Submitting Patches" section.
    
    * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Add item about 
'git-format-patch
    --base'.
    
    Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
---
 doc/contributing.texi | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
index d1b77d7..fbb3c47 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