[PATCH 1/3] doc: Point out preference of message format.

[ng0]

>From 85c26ccbdedc55ca6490d4c2e0186e26672e3477 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ng0 <address@hidden>
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2016 12:44:57 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] doc: Point out preference of message format.

* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Includes a note on
preference of plain text messages with either inline or MIME attachments
and advise contributers to pay attention if their email client breaks the
patches.
---
 doc/contributing.texi | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
index 208c6af..b6f9771 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.texi
+++ b/doc/contributing.texi
@@ -327,4 +327,7 @@ extensions---or to the operating system kernel---e.g., 
reliance on

 When posting a patch to the mailing list, use @samp{[PATCH] @dots{}} as
 a subject.  You may use your email client or the @command{git
-send-email} command.
+send-email} command.  We prefer to get patches in plain text messages,
+either inline or as MIME attachments.  You are advised to pay attention if
+your email client changes anything like line breaks or indentation which
+could could potentially break the patches.
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2.9.1


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