eng/vc-users: Set up patch message with repo name

Added instructions on how to set up a patch message with a repo name.

Author:    Meh Mbeh Ida Delphine <idadelm@gmail.com>
Date:      Tue Mar 16 19:11:23 2021 +0100
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Meh Mbeh Ida Delphine 2021-03-16 19:30:59 +01:00 committed by Gedare Bloom
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@ -458,6 +458,14 @@ specify a version number for your patch, for example, use
to indicate the second version of a patch, ``-v3`` for a third, and so forth. to indicate the second version of a patch, ``-v3`` for a third, and so forth.
Also, in order to create a patch specifying the repo name in the patch message,
you should use the``--subject-prefix`` flag. For example, if contributing to
the rtems-docs repo, use
.. code-block:: shell
git format-patch --subject-prefix="PATCH rtems-docs" ...
Patches created using ``git format-patch`` are formatted so they can be emailed Patches created using ``git format-patch`` are formatted so they can be emailed
and rely on having Git configured with your name and email address, for example and rely on having Git configured with your name and email address, for example