diff --git a/scripts/config.toml b/scripts/config.toml
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diff --git a/scripts/tarball.sh b/scripts/tarball.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# ensure the submodules are up to date
+git submodule init
+git submodule update
+
+# begin vendoring cargo dependencies
+cd extern/libphysis
+cargo vendor ../../cargo-vendored
+mkdir .cargo
+cp ../../scripts/config.toml .cargo/config.toml
+cd ../../
+
+tar --exclude='cmake-build*' --exclude='.idea' --exclude='.clang-format' --exclude='novus-source.tar.gz' --exclude-vcs -zcvf ../novus-source.tar.gz .