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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# get git tag of of Tribler project release, turn into a src tarball.
+# needed because their source archive release is broken (it's
+# missing some of its own python libraries).
+
+PRGNAM=tribler
+VERSION=6.4.0
+
+GITURL="https://github.com/Tribler/tribler.git"
+
+OUTDIR=$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+TARBALL=$OUTDIR.tar.xz
+
+rm -rf $OUTDIR $TARBALL
+
+git clone --branch v$VERSION --recursive --depth 1 "$GITURL" $OUTDIR
+find $OUTDIR -name '.git*' -print0 | xargs -0 rm -rf
+
+# there is absolutely no reason to include a giant windows executable.
+rm -f $OUTDIR/ffmpeg.exe
+
+tar cvfJ $TARBALL $OUTDIR
+
+# a reminder to myself...
+md5sum $TARBALL
+echo "Don't forget to update the MD5SUM= line in the .info file"