Re: git-1.4.0 make problems

Rene Scharfe [off-list ref] writes:

Hrm.  Is the header really that unfriendly?  With a non-POSIX tar you
get an extra file and a nice, if somewhat cryptic, reminder to upgrade
your archiver. ;-)  Seriously, this is way below my annoyance-radar,
but I'm obviously biased.

I do not mind tar-tree producing the header by default and
having to override it with ^{tree} -- actually I think it is a
good default.  I think that particular use in our Makefile,
however, is not necessary.

What do you think about the following patch for starters?

Documentation updates are always welcome, and I think this is a
good change.  Thanks.