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@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ similar to `$_basekernver`.
+
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 it can use those
-files in determining the new `pkgver`.
-This is most useful when used with sources from version control systems (see
-below).
+This is run after downloading and extracting the sources and running the
+`prepare()` function (if present), so it can use those files in determining the
+new `pkgver`. This is most useful when used with sources from version control
+systems (see below).
*pkgrel*::
This is the release number specific to the Arch Linux release. This