[FFmpeg-cvslog] doc: Add Git configuration section

[Diego Biurrun]

ffmpeg | branch: master | Diego Biurrun <diego at biurrun.de> | Sun Jul 22 15:11:25 2012 +0200| [816ff352a38ab644c43e2668501d14875912d333] | committer: Diego Biurrun

doc: Add Git configuration section

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 @end example
 
 
+ at chapter Git configuration
+
+In order to simplify a few workflows, it is advisable to configure both
+your personal Git installation and your local Libav repository.
+
+ at section Personal Git installation
+
+Add the following to your @file{~/.gitconfig} to help @command{git send-email}
+and @command{git format-patch} detect renames:
+
+ at example
+[diff]
+        renames = copy
+ at end example
+
+ at section Repository configuration
+
+In order to have @command{git send-email} automatically send patches
+to the libav-devel mailing list, add the following stanza
+to @file{/path/to/libav/repository/.git/config}:
+
+ at example
+[sendemail]
+        to = libav-devel@@libav.org
+ at end example
+
 @chapter Libav specific
 
 @section Reverting broken commits