GitHub prominently displays tar.gz files of source code in various places:



But they fail to build!
$ ./build.sh
Found bootstrap SDK 3.1.102, bootstrap Arcade 1.0.0-beta.19359.6 fatal: Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git
Instead, you need to actually have a git clone and check out the commit to build.
We should try to improve this experience. Options:
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Disable these links. (I haven't seen a way.)
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Make the GitHub-provided source archive work. May involve fixes to Arcade scripts.
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Detect the situation and give actionable instructions to fix the problem.
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Detect the situation and fix it up with a workaround. (Maybe it's enough to git init, even without any source-build repo data?)
GitHub prominently displays tar.gz files of source code in various places:
But they fail to build!
Instead, you need to actually have a git clone and check out the commit to build.
We should try to improve this experience. Options:
Disable these links. (I haven't seen a way.)
Make the GitHub-provided source archive work. May involve fixes to Arcade scripts.
Detect the situation and give actionable instructions to fix the problem.
Detect the situation and fix it up with a workaround. (Maybe it's enough to
git init, even without any source-build repo data?)