On Thu, 11 Feb 2021 17:04:52 +0100 Johan Vromans <jvromans at squirrel.nl> wrote: > Puzzled, Your problem is --exclude=.git in tar zvf claws-mail-3.99.0.tar.gz claws --exclude=.git I don't know why you create the tarball, just build in the git directory or copy the whole thing. with regards Paul