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Added a warning for alternative architectures when adding a package repository
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# REPO=https://repo-default.voidlinux.org/current
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Note that aarch64 and other non-x86 architectures may require an
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architecture-specific repository URL. For example:
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# REPO=https://repo-default.voidlinux.org/current/aarch64
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Ensure that the repository URL matches the target architecture being installed
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otherwise, the installation may fail due to missing repository metadata.
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XBPS also needs to know what architecture is being installed. Available options
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are `x86_64`, `x86_64-musl`, `i686`, `aarch64`, and `aarch64-musl`. For example:
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