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authorAlexis <flexibeast@gmail.com>2020-08-16 10:29:19 +1000
committerAndrew J. Hesford <48421688+ahesford@users.noreply.github.com>2020-08-16 20:02:57 -0400
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- `archs` Whitespace separated list of architectures that a package can be
built for, available architectures can be found under `common/cross-profiles`
alongside the `noarch` value for packages that do not contain any machine code.
+In general, `archs` should only be set if the upstream software explicitly targets
+certain architectures or there is a compelling reason why the software should not be
+available on some supported architectures.
Examples:
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