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diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/doc/xml/manual/appendix_contributing.xml b/libstdc++-v3/doc/xml/manual/appendix_contributing.xml
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--- a/libstdc++-v3/doc/xml/manual/appendix_contributing.xml
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/doc/xml/manual/appendix_contributing.xml
@@ -151,12 +151,12 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- A ChangeLog entry as plain text; see the various
- ChangeLog files for format and content. If you are
- using emacs as your editor, simply position the insertion
- point at the beginning of your change and hit CX-4a to bring
- up the appropriate ChangeLog entry. See--magic! Similar
- functionality also exists for vi.
+ A ChangeLog entry as part of the Git commit message. Check
+ some recent commits for format and content. The
+ <filename>contrib/mklog.py</filename> script can be used to
+ generate a ChangeLog template for commit messages. See
+ <link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://gcc.gnu.org/gitwrite.html">Read-write Git access</link>
+ for scripts and aliases that are useful here.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
The patch itself. If you are using the Git repository use
- <command>git diff</command> or <command>git format-patch</command>
+ <command>git show</command> or <command>git format-patch</command>
to produce a patch;
otherwise, use <command>diff -cp OLD NEW</command>. If your
version of diff does not support these options, then get the
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@
patches and related discussion should be sent to the
libstdc++ mailing list. In common with the rest of GCC,
patches should also be sent to the gcc-patches mailing list.
+ So you could send your email To:libstdc++@gcc.gnu.org and
+ Cc:gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org for example.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>