"concept guides. See 'git help <command>' or 'git help <concept>'\n"
           "to read about a specific subcommand or concept.");
 
-static struct startup_info git_startup_info;
 static int use_pager = -1;
 static char *orig_cwd;
 static const char *env_names[] = {
        { "pack-objects", cmd_pack_objects, RUN_SETUP },
        { "pack-redundant", cmd_pack_redundant, RUN_SETUP },
        { "pack-refs", cmd_pack_refs, RUN_SETUP },
-       { "patch-id", cmd_patch_id },
+       { "patch-id", cmd_patch_id, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
        { "pickaxe", cmd_blame, RUN_SETUP },
        { "prune", cmd_prune, RUN_SETUP },
        { "prune-packed", cmd_prune_packed, RUN_SETUP },
        const char *cmd;
        int done_help = 0;
 
-       startup_info = &git_startup_info;
-
        cmd = git_extract_argv0_path(argv[0]);
        if (!cmd)
                cmd = "git-help";