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@@ -8030,7 +8030,9 @@ The following derivations will be built:
@item --system=@var{system}
@itemx -s @var{system}
Attempt to build for @var{system}---e.g., @code{i686-linux}---instead of
-the system type of the build host.
+the system type of the build host. The @command{guix build} command allows
+you to repeat this option several times, in which case it builds for all the
+specified systems; other commands ignore extraneous @option{-s} options.
@quotation Note
The @code{--system} flag is for @emph{native} compilation and must not