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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2020-05-21 23:25:23 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2020-05-22 00:35:23 +0200
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maint: Add "make check-channel-news".
* build-aux/check-channel-news.scm: New file.
* Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Add it.
(check-channel-news): New phony rule.
* doc/contributing.texi (Commit Access): Mention "make check-channel-news".
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@@ -1278,6 +1278,14 @@ When pushing a commit on behalf of somebody else, please add a
 with @command{git am --signoff}.  This improves tracking of who did
 what.
 
+When adding channel news entries (@pxref{Channels, Writing Channel
+News}), make sure they are well-formed by running the following command
+right before pushing:
+
+@example
+make check-channel-news
+@end example
+
 For anything else, please post to @email{guix-patches@@gnu.org} and
 leave time for a review, without committing anything (@pxref{Submitting
 Patches}).  If you didn’t receive any reply after two weeks, and if