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+# fluent-bit PKGBUILD
+
+## building
+
+To build:
+
+    makepkg -CcfLsr
+
+That is `-c` for 'clean after succesful build', `-C` for 'remove $srcdir before
+building', `-f` for 'force rebuilding if package already exists', `-L` for
+'save a build log', `-s` for 'install missing dependencies using pacman', `-r`
+for 'remove any installed dependencies after build'.
+
+To create the .SRCINFO:
+
+    makepkg --printsrcinfo > .SRCINFO
+
+Update SHA512 sums using `updpkgsums` from `pacman-contrib`:
+
+    updpkgsums