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@@ -7704,6 +7704,11 @@ URL.  Check that the source file name is meaningful, e.g.@: is not just a
 version number or ``git-checkout'', without a declared @code{file-name}
 (@pxref{origin Reference}).
 
+@item source-unstable-tarball
+Parse the @code{source} URL to determine if a tarball from GitHub is
+autogenerated or if it is a release tarball.  Unfortunately GitHub's
+autogenerated tarballs are sometimes regenerated.
+
 @item cve
 @cindex security vulnerabilities
 @cindex CVE, Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures