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+BUILD PROFILES
+==============
+
+This directory contains build profiles to set properties on native builds
+for a specific architecture:
+
+	- XBPS_TRIPLET		(the compiler triplet)
+	- XBPS_CFLAGS		(C compiler flags for host compiler)
+	- XBPS_CXXFLAGS		(C++ compiler flags for the host compiler)