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-# $NetBSD: Packages.txt,v 1.273 2002/12/03 10:51:47 hubertf Exp $
+# $NetBSD: Packages.txt,v 1.274 2002/12/10 15:02:24 schmonz Exp $
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@@ -2448,6 +2448,23 @@ pkgsrc/security/sudo) and then put the f
 	SU_CMD=/usr/pkg/bin/sudo /bin/sh -c
 
 
+ 10.31 Packages that cannot or should not be built
+ =================================================
+
+There are several reasons why a package might be instructed to not
+build under certain circumstances. If the package builds and runs
+on most platforms, the exceptions should be noted with NOT_FOR_PLATFORM.
+If the package builds and runs on a small handful of platforms,
+set ONLY_FOR_PLATFORM instead. If the package should be skipped
+(for example, because it provides functionality already provided
+by the system), set PKG_SKIP_REASON to a descriptive message. If
+the package should fail because some preconditions are not met,
+set PKG_FAIL_REASON to a descriptive message.
+
+IGNORE is deprecated because it didn't provide enough information
+to determine whether the build should fail.
+
+
  11 Submitting & Committing
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