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doc: Add "Sending a Patch Series" subsection. 

Searching for `git send-email' took you to the end of `Submitting Patches'
section which said

   You may use your email client or the ‘git send-email’ command.

without further warning or remark.

* doc/contributing.texi (Sending a Patch Series): Move information about
debbugs bug 15361 to subsection.  Add git-send-email index entries.
(Submitting Patches): Reference it.
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@ -298,11 +298,7 @@ This mailing list is backed by a Debbugs instance accessible at
of submissions. Each message sent to that mailing list gets a new
tracking number assigned; people can then follow up on the submission by
sending email to @code{@var{NNN}@@debbugs.gnu.org}, where @var{NNN} is
the tracking number. When sending a patch series, please first send one
message to @email{guix-patches@@gnu.org}, and then send subsequent
patches to @email{@var{NNN}@@debbugs.gnu.org} to make sure they are kept
together. See @uref{https://debbugs.gnu.org/Advanced.html, the Debbugs
documentation}, for more information.
the tracking number (@pxref{Sending a Patch Series}).
Please write commit logs in the ChangeLog format (@pxref{Change Logs,,,
standards, GNU Coding Standards}); you can check the commit history for
@ -434,7 +430,22 @@ Please follow our code formatting rules, possibly running the
When posting a patch to the mailing list, use @samp{[PATCH] @dots{}} as
a subject. You may use your email client or the @command{git
send-email} command. We prefer to get patches in plain text messages,
either inline or as MIME attachments. You are advised to pay attention if
your email client changes anything like line breaks or indentation which
could potentially break the patches.
send-email} command (@pxref{Sending a Patch Series}). We prefer to get
patches in plain text messages, either inline or as MIME attachments.
You are advised to pay attention if your email client changes anything
like line breaks or indentation which could potentially break the
patches.
@unnumberedsubsec Sending a Patch Series
@anchor{Sending a Patch Series}
@cindex patch series
@cindex @code{git send-email}
@cindex @code{git-send-email}
When sending a patch series (e.g., using @code{git send-email}), please
first send one message to @email{guix-patches@@gnu.org}, and then send
subsequent patches to @email{@var{NNN}@@debbugs.gnu.org} to make sure
they are kept together. See
@uref{https://debbugs.gnu.org/Advanced.html, the Debbugs documentation}
for more information.
@c Debbugs bug: https://debbugs.gnu.org/db/15/15361.html