Den ons 21 nov. 2018 kl 09:45 skrev Faré <fahree@gmail.com>:
>>: Faré
>> Is it on purpose that the
>> http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~gambit/download/gambit/v4.9/source/gambit-v4_9_1-devel.tgz
>> image contains the .git directory with the entire history?

>: Marc
> Yes it is on purpose.  The “-devel” tarball is for those who want to contribute to the development of Gambit.  If you don’t want the git history, just get the normal tarball (without the “-devel”).
>
Is that the only difference? (
 
Where is the difference documented apart from "for developers"?

You mean, where is the script Marc uses to produce a -devel archive right?
 
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Looks like I should be using the normal tarball in my Nix recipe.

For a Gambit package right you want the normal tarball.