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special values <literal>native</literal> and
<literal>foreign</literal>.
</para>
+
+ <para>
+ The value of <replaceable>architecture</replaceable> can
+ also be an architecture specification string as defined
+ in Debian Policy ยง 11.1 <quote>Architecture
+ specification strings</quote>. These are strings of the
+ form <quote><replaceable>os</replaceable>-<replaceable>arch</replaceable></quote>,
+ where either component can be the wildcard
+ <quote><literal>any</literal></quote>. For example,
+ <quote><literal>any-i386</literal></quote> or
+ <quote><literal>linux-any</literal></quote>.
+ </para>
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