--- a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl~get_maintainer-dont-remind-about-no-git-repo-when-nogit-is-used +++ a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl @@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@ sub vcs_exists { %VCS_cmds = %VCS_cmds_hg; return 2 if eval $VCS_cmds{"available"}; %VCS_cmds = (); - if (!$printed_novcs) { + if (!$printed_novcs && $email_git) { warn("$P: No supported VCS found. Add --nogit to options?\n"); warn("Using a git repository produces better results.\n"); warn("Try Linus Torvalds' latest git repository using:\n");