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+Please follow our coding style, which is mostly the GNU coding style
+with some specificities: see [HACKING](HACKING#L123).
+
+Also make sure no trailing spaces or tabs are left out.
+
+Finally please check the following option when making your request:
+"*Allow commits from members who can merge to the target branch.*"