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 ```
 
 There are some more options that can be tweaked, see them with
-`./configure --help'.
+`./configure --help`.
 
 Good luck!
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+## XBPS
+
+The X Binary Package System (in short XBPS) is a binary package system **designed and implemented from scratch**. Its goal is to be fast, easy to use, bug-free, featureful and portable as much as possible.
+
+The XBPS code is totally **compatible with POSIX/SUSv2/C99 standards**, and released with a **Simplified BSD license (2 clause)**. There is a well documented API provided by the XBPS Library that is the basis for its frontends to handle binary packages and repositories. Some highlights:
+
+ * Supports **multiple local and remote repositories** (HTTP/HTTPS/FTP).
+ * **RSA signed remote repositories** (NEW in 0.27).
+ * **SHA256 hashes** for package metadata, files and binary packages.
+ * Supports **package states** (ala dpkg) to mitigate broken package installs/updates.
+ * Ability to **resume** partial package install/updates.
+ * Ability to **unpack only files that have been modified** in package updates.
+ * Ability to use **virtual packages**.
+ * Ability to **check for incompatible shared libraries in reverse dependencies**.
+ * Ability to **replace packages**.
+ * Ability to **put packages on hold** (to never update them. NEW in 0.16).
+ * Ability to **preserve/update configuration files**.
+ * Ability to **force reinstallation** of any installed package.
+ * Ability to **downgrade any** installed package.
+ * Ability to **execute pre/post install/remove/update scriptlets**.
+ * Ability to **check package integrity**: missing files, hashes, missing or unresolved (reverse)dependencies, dangling or modified symlinks, etc.
+ * **Low memory** footprint.
+ * **Fast** dependency resolver and sorting algorithms.
+
+### Getting source code
+
+Starting with **0.26** there are not source tarballs anymore. **git** must be used to clone
+the repository with the appropiate tag. The latest stable version can be fetched with:
+
+    $ git clone -b <version> git://github.com/xtraeme/xbps.git
+
+See `git tag -l` to list all available stable releases.
+
+### Build requirements
+
+To build this you'll need:
+
+  - A C99 compiler (clang and gcc tested)
+  - [GNU make](http://www.gnu.org/software/make/)
+  - [pkg-config](http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/pkg-config/)
+  - [zlib](http://www.zlib.net)
+  - [openssl](http://www.openssl.org)
+  - [libarchive >= 2.8.0](http://www.libarchive.org)
+
+and optionally:
+
+  - [graphviz](http://www.graphviz.org) and [doxygen](http://www.doxygen.org) (--enable-api-docs) to build API documentation.
+  - [atf >= 0.15](http://code.google.com/p/kyua) (--enable-tests) to build the Kyua test suite.
+
+### Build instructions
+
+Standard configure script (not generated by GNU autoconf).
+
+```
+./configure --prefix=/blah
+make -jX
+make install
+```
+
+By default PREFIX is set `/usr/local` and may be changed by setting `--prefix` in the
+`configure` script. The `DESTDIR` variable is also supported at the install stage.
+
+There are some more options that can be tweaked, see them with
+`./configure --help'.
+
+Good luck!