HACKING git hints for emailed patches

diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING
index e12a4b9a2cc55080a5cda5cfeb3a3bf7590c9fe9..21deff1afa1280d599972adc411044f82b992e80 100644 (file)
--- a/HACKING
+++ b/HACKING
@@ -178,5 +178,7 @@ the <systemtap@sourceware.org> mailing list.
   # last minute rebuild; retest
   git rebase origin/master # clean git commit of merge history
   git diff origin/master # final visual check
-  git push # to the central one
-
+  
+    git push # to the central one, if you have access
+OR  git format-patch -s origin/master..
+        then email the resulting files to the mailing list