> git IS used by the bootstrap script except for the one case where you > specifically ask that it not be used. So, the best thing might be to > enhance the bootstrap pre-requisite checks to see if --gnulib-srcdir is > in effect and use that as a reason to skip the git prereq check.
That sounds simple & reasonable. Would patches be considered? > > It's been discussed on and off for nearly a year now, but patches are > slow in coming, so it apparently hasn't tickled anyone's itch enough to > make it to the top of a todo list. > Well, I can workaround by removing the prerequisite check, this works for me, but it's IMO not really a clean solution.
