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@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ Options and Directives
----------------------
The following is a list of standard options and directives available for use
in a PKGBUILD. These are all understood and interpreted by makepkg, and most
-of them will be directly transferred to the built package.
+of them will be directly transferred to the built package. The mandatory
+fields for a minimally functional PKGBUILD are *pkgname*, *pkgver*, *pkgrel*
+and *arch*.
If you need to create any custom variables for use in your build process, it is
recommended to prefix their name with an '_' (underscore).