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doc: document automatically updating the pkgver variable

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Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
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@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ similar to `$_basekernver`.
*pkgver*:: *pkgver*::
The version of the software as released from the author (e.g., '2.7.1'). The version of the software as released from the author (e.g., '2.7.1').
The variable is not allowed to contain colons or hyphens. The variable is not allowed to contain colons or hyphens.
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The `pkgver` variable can be automatically updated by providing a `pkgver()` function
in the PKGBUILD that outputs the new package version. This is run after downloading
and extracting the sources so can use those files in determining the new `pkgver`.
This is most useful when used with sources from version control systems (see below).
*pkgrel*:: *pkgrel*::
This is the release number specific to the Arch Linux release. This This is the release number specific to the Arch Linux release. This