More as a reminder to me that I need to fix this:
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Note
If you are using Arch Linux and have a local copy of the Arch Build
System (ABS) tree on your computer, or are using another
distribution that provides a similar tree of build files, you can
copy the provided PKGBUILD.proto file to a new package build
directory and make customizations to suit your needs. An up to date
prototype file can also be found in the source distribution of this
package.
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The protoype is provided by the pacman package and not ABS.