# HG changeset patch
# User John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>
# Date 1714155857 14400
# Node ID fde38ca3c81f41e09592f3a65f5af7e9888dd592
# Parent  321f49a98a8588e84281bd46006a7a7e65f4b731
* bootstrap.conf: Note reason for build-aux/gnulib-bootstrap-git-fetch.diff.

diff -r 321f49a98a85 -r fde38ca3c81f bootstrap.conf
--- a/bootstrap.conf	Fri Apr 26 20:05:21 2024 +0200
+++ b/bootstrap.conf	Fri Apr 26 14:24:17 2024 -0400
@@ -206,6 +206,11 @@
 #   patch -p1 -u < ./build-aux/gnulib-bootstrap-git-fetch.diff
 #
 # to apply local changes from build-aux/gnulib-bootstrap-git-fetch.diff
+#
+# The patch is needed to automatically update gnulib repos that have not
+# been updated to contain $GNULIB_REVISION.
+#
+# See also: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2020-08/msg00150.html
 
 : ${GNULIB_REVISION=d4ec02b3cc70cddaaa5183cc5a45814e0afb2292}