From 3b66ba8cbb448ffa41c9524962cd572fe0d80545 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Sanchez <peter@netlandish.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 09:58:40 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Added hg patch submission diff style

---
 hg/email.md | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/hg/email.md b/hg/email.md
index 983aeb2..530a5fc 100644
--- a/hg/email.md
+++ b/hg/email.md
@@ -98,6 +98,17 @@ For more information, see the [patchbomb extension documentation][patchbomb].
 
 [patchbomb]: https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/PatchbombExtension
 
+## Patch Formatting on [lists.code.netlandish.com][lists-code]
+
+Patches sent to [lists.code.netlandish.com][lists-code] are only recognized
+when using [git style][git style] diffs. This must be configured with
+[mercurial's configuration file][hgrc]:
+
+    [diff]
+    git = 1
+
+[git style]: https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/GitExtendedDiffFormat
+
 ## Send the patches along
 
 When you've configured `hg email`, completed your work, and you're ready to send
-- 
2.43.0