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+CHROOT STYLES
+=============
+
+This directory contains scripts to perform the chroot operation with xbps-src.
+The scripts should accept at least 5 arguments:
+
+	- $1 (MASTERDIR) masterdir to chroot
+	- $2 (DISTDIR) path to the void-packages directory
+	- $3 (HOSTDIR) path to hostdir
+	- $4 (EXTRA_ARGS) additional arguments to be passed
+	- $5 (CMD) command to execute
+	- $@ remaining arguments to pass
+