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@@ -2179,14 +2179,17 @@ to detect warnings in the logs.
The build target configurations can belong to multiple classes with their
names reflecting some common configuration aspects, such as the operating
system, compiler, build options, etc. Predefined class names are \c{default},
-\c{all}, \c{none}, \c{host}, and \c{build2}. The default target configurations
-are built by default. A configuration must also belong to the \c{all} unless
-it is hidden. A configuration that is self-hosted must also belong to the
-\c{host} class and, if it is also self-hosted for build system modules, to the
-\c{build2} class. Valid custom class names must contain only alpha-numeric
-characters, \c{_}, \c{+}, \c{-}, and \c{.}, except as the first character for
-the last three. Class names that start with \c{_} are reserved for the future
-hidden/special class functionality.
+\c{all}, \c{hidden}, \c{none}, \c{host}, and \c{build2}. The default target
+configurations are built by default. A configuration must also belong to the
+\c{all}, \c{hidden}, or some custom-purpose configuration class, intended for
+testing of some optional functionality which a package does not provide by
+default (for example, relocatable installation). A configuration that is
+self-hosted must also belong to the \c{host} class and, if it is also
+self-hosted for build system modules, to the \c{build2} class. Valid custom
+class names must contain only alpha-numeric characters, \c{_}, \c{+}, \c{-},
+and \c{.}, except as the first character for the last three. Class names that
+start with \c{_} are reserved for the future hidden/special class
+functionality.
Regular expressions must start with \c{~}, to be distinguished from target
configuration options and variables. Note that the \c{<tgt-config-arg>} and