# Getting the 1.7.2 source

**URL:** <https://rubytalk.org/t/getting-the-1-7-2-source/896>\
**Category:** ruby-talk\
**Created:** [29 July 2002 15:09 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/getting-the-1-7-2-source/896 "2002-07-29T15:09:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Berger\_Daniel2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@Berger\_Daniel2](https://rubytalk.org/u/Berger_Daniel2)\
**Post date:** [29 July 2002 15:09 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/getting-the-1-7-2-source/896/1 "2002-07-29T15:09:12Z")

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Ok - got it. Thanks.

Dan

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> > -----Original Message-----  
> > From: ts [[mailto:decoux@moulon.inra.fr](mailto:decoux@moulon.inra.fr)]  
> > Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 10:04 AM  
> > To: [ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org](mailto:ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org)  
> > Cc: [ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org](mailto:ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org)  
> > Subject: Re: Getting the 1.7.2 source
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> > > What I would _really_ like is a .tar.gz link somewhere  
> > > that a cvs-ignorant  
> > > slob like me can just click, download and install.
> > 
> > [http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/download.html](http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/download.html)
> > 
> > Select a mirror, then goto in the directory ruby/snapshots
> > 
> > but this is not the latest CVS version
> > 
> > Guy Decoux