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 === Cross-compile packages ===
-The following command will cross compile the tinc package for the aarch64 CPU architecture from a different architecture (e.g. x86_64).
+The following command will cross compile the <code>tinc</code> package for the aarch64 CPU architecture from the current system architecture (e.g. x86_64 if you are running a x86_64 system).
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-$ nix-build '<nixpkgs>' --arg crossSystem '(import <nixpkgs> {}).lib.systems.examples.aarch64-multiplatform' -A tinc
+$ nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A pkgsCross.aarch64-multiplatform.tinc
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-You can add your own specifications, or look at existing ones, in nixpkgs/lib/systems/examples.nix.
+There are alternative ways to specify and build cross compiled packages, see [[Cross Compiling]].
 === Customizing Packages ===