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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTE b/CONTRIBUTE index a9e2acfa92a..a71cc1b277a 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTE +++ b/CONTRIBUTE @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Copyright (C) 2006-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +Copyright (C) 2006-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc. See the end of the file for license conditions. * How developers contribute to GNU Emacs @@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ Emacs version in which they will appear. Likewise with defcustom's whose value is changed -- update their ':version' tag. Think about whether your change requires updating the manuals. If you -know it does not, mark the NEWS entry with "---". If you know -that *all* the necessary documentation updates have been made as part -of your changes or those by others, mark the entry with "+++". +know it does not, mark the NEWS entry with "---" before the entry. If +you know that *all* the necessary documentation updates have been made +as part of your changes or those by others, mark the entry with "+++". Otherwise, do not mark it. If your change requires updating the manuals to document new @@ -300,6 +300,11 @@ them right the first time, so here are guidelines for formatting them: blank ChangeLog entries from the diff being committed, then use 'M-q' to combine and fill them. See 'info "(emacs) Log Buffer"'. +- If you use the third-party package Magit, you can use + 'magit-generate-changelog' from the commit message buffer. + See also 'magit-add-change-log-entry' and + 'magit-add-change-log-entry-other-window'. + - Alternatively, you can use Emacs functions for ChangeLog files; see https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Change-Log-Commands.html or run 'info "(emacs)Change Log Commands"'. |