0.9 zip file nearly empty

[hochhaus]

The 0.9 *.zip file only contains a few files.

https://github.com/Polymer/polymer/archive/v0.9.0.zip

$ unzip polymer-0.9.0.zip
Archive: polymer-0.9.0.zip
creating: polymer-0.9.0/
inflating: polymer-0.9.0/LICENSE.txt
inflating: polymer-0.9.0/bower.json
inflating: polymer-0.9.0/build.log
inflating: polymer-0.9.0/polymer-micro.html
inflating: polymer-0.9.0/polymer-mini.html
inflating: polymer-0.9.0/polymer.html

Is it possible to regenerating with the entire project?

[kevinpschaaf]

Released version tags contain only the built distribution files, none of the source files.

You can look in the build.log for the exact hash of the development source files the tag was created on (https://github.com/Polymer/polymer/tree/37c324d075efd242a777c78c45fa70cfaa639381 for v0.9.0), and get the entire source there.

[hochhaus]

Thanks @kevinpschaaf.

Either I'm confused or the documentation is inconsistent with your description.

https://www.polymer-project.org/1.0/docs/start/getting-the-code.html#using-zip

When you download Polymer as a ZIP file, you get all of the dependencies
bundled into a single archive. It’s a great way to get started because you
don’t need to install any additional tools.

What am I missing?

[kevinpschaaf]

That archive contains the Polymer core library and its (single) dependency, webcomponents.js (web components polyfills for other browsers). This is the core library, and enough to get started creating your own elements.

If you'd just like to use pre-build polymer elements, head to the Polymer elements catalog at https://elements.polymer-project.org, where you can select elements to "add to your cart", and download a ZIP containing those elements and all their dependencies (including Polymer & webcomponents.js).

Last, you can try out Polymer Starter Kit (https://developers.google.com/web/tools/polymer-starter-kit/), which contains elements and an app scaffold to get started even more quickly.

[hochhaus]

Thanks @kevinpschaaf.