Suggested-by: ronald
Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer <[email protected]>
---
doc/developer.texi | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/doc/developer.texi b/doc/developer.texi
index cf809b9..dbe1f54 100644
--- a/doc/developer.texi
+++ b/doc/developer.texi
@@ -464,7 +464,11 @@ Patches should be posted to the
mailing list. Use @code{git send-email} when possible since it will properly
send patches without requiring extra care. If you cannot, then send patches
as base64-encoded attachments, so your patch is not trashed during
-transmission.
+transmission. Also ensure the correct mime type is used
+(text/x-diff or text/x-patch or at least text/plain) and that only one
+patch is inline or attached per mail.
+You can check @url{https://patchwork.ffmpeg.org}, if your patch does not show
up, its mime type
+likely was wrong.
Your patch will be reviewed on the mailing list. You will likely be asked
to make some changes and are expected to send in an improved version that
--
2.10.1
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