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diff --git a/mesonbuild/mdist.py b/mesonbuild/mdist.py
index 36bad71..22c5b44 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/mdist.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/mdist.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from mesonbuild import mlog, build
from .scripts.meson_exe import run_exe
archive_choices = ['gztar', 'xztar', 'zip']
+
archive_extension = {'gztar': '.tar.gz',
'xztar': '.tar.xz',
'zip': '.zip'}
@@ -36,8 +37,8 @@ archive_extension = {'gztar': '.tar.gz',
def add_arguments(parser):
parser.add_argument('-C', default='.', dest='wd',
help='directory to cd into before running')
- parser.add_argument('--formats', default='xztar', choices=archive_choices,
- help='Comma separated list of archive types to create.')
+ parser.add_argument('--formats', default='xztar',
+ help='Comma separated list of archive types to create. Supports xztar (default), gztar, and zip.')
parser.add_argument('--include-subprojects', action='store_true',
help='Include source code of subprojects that have been used for the build.')
parser.add_argument('--no-tests', action='store_true',