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diff --git a/doc/makepkg.8.txt b/doc/makepkg.8.txt
index f3f5d7c9..59108f1b 100644
--- a/doc/makepkg.8.txt
+++ b/doc/makepkg.8.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ build the package, install the package into a temporary root, make
customizations, generate meta-info, and package the whole thing up for pacman
to use.
+NOTE: makepkg uses your current locale by default and does not unset it when
+building packages. If you wish to share your build output with others when
+seeking help or for other purposes, you may wish to run "`LC_ALL=C makepkg`" so
+your logs and output are not localized.
+
Options
-------
*\--asroot*::
@@ -83,7 +88,7 @@ Options
if required and generate integrity checks. The integrity checks
generated are determined by the value of the INTEGRITY_CHECK array in
linkman:makepkg.conf[5]. This output can be redirected into your
- PKGBUILD for source validation (`makepkg -g >> PKGBUILD`).
+ PKGBUILD for source validation using "`makepkg -g >> PKGBUILD`".
*-h, \--help*::
Output syntax and command line options.
@@ -97,6 +102,13 @@ Options
Install or upgrade the package after a successful build using
linkman:pacman[8].
+*-L, \--log*::
+ Enable makepkg build logging. This will use the *tee* program to send
+ output of the `build()` function to both the console and to a text file in
+ the build directory named `pkgname-pkgver-pkgrel-arch.log`. As mentioned
+ above, the build log will be localized so you may want to set your locale
+ accordingly if sharing the log output with others.
+
*-m, \--nocolor*::
Disable color in output messages.