[master] add description of [contrib]

diff --git a/README b/README
index e504853defbb223cecbf3b974855a7be6a03f24d..e1870c0db01040f1e71fdc1a7936774ea6c22207 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -416,6 +416,9 @@ Change Log
 
           [doc]          Documentation
 
+          [contrib]      Changes to the contributed tools and
+                         libraries in the 'contrib' subdirectory
+
           [placeholder]  Used in the master development branch to
                          reserve change numbers for use in other
                          branches, e.g. when fixing a bug that only