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diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/fetchgitiles/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/fetchgitiles/default.nix
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+{ fetchzip, lib }:
+
+{ url, rev, name ? "source", ... } @ args:
+
+fetchzip ({
+  inherit name;
+  url = "${url}/+archive/${rev}.tar.gz";
+  stripRoot = false;
+  meta.homepage = url;
+} // removeAttrs args [ "url" "rev" ]) // { inherit rev; }