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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 62509ea..fcf9da1 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Overview - We do not currently have a test suite. - Update `NEWS.md.in`. -- Update `rcm.7`. +- Update `.mailmap`. - Submit a pull request on GitHub. Explanation @@ -21,8 +21,11 @@ release. Bugfixes should be marked with `BUGFIX`. Small things (typos, code style) should be grouped but with multiple authors (`Documentation updates thanks to Dan Croak and Roberto Pedroso`). -Ensure your name is in the list of contributors in `man/rcm.7`. These -are alphabetical. +We use your name and email address as produced by `git-shortlog(1)`. You +can change how this is formatted by modifying `.mailmap`. More details +on that file can be found in the git [Documentation/mailmap.txt][mailmap]. Submit a pull request using GitHub. If there is a relevant bug, mention it in the commit message (`Fixes #42.`). + +[mailmap]: https://github.com/git/git/blob/6a907786af835ac15962be53f1492f2 |