1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index 9ea2c21..a47322d 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@
 
 set -eu
 
-if ! git --version >/dev/null; then
-  echo "git not installed"
-  exit 1
+# Skip git-commands when installing from a TGZ package.
+if [ -d .git ] ; then
+  if ! git --version >/dev/null; then
+    echo "git not installed"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  git submodule sync
+  git submodule update --init
 fi
 
-git submodule sync
-git submodule update --init
 rm -f ./configure
 cp build-system/taler-build-scripts/configure ./configure