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                        <replaceable>target_release</replaceable>
                </arg>
       </arg>
+      <arg>
+               <option>-a=</option>
+               <arg choice='plain'>
+                       <replaceable>default_architecture</replaceable>
+               </arg>
+      </arg>
+
 
       <group choice="req">
          <arg choice='plain'>update</arg>
 
      <para>If the <option>--compile</option> option is specified
      then the package will be compiled to a binary .deb using
-     <command>dpkg-buildpackage</command>, if <option>--download-only</option>
-     is specified then the source package will not be unpacked.</para>
+     <command>dpkg-buildpackage</command> for the architecture as
+     defined by the <command>--host-architecture</command> option.
+     If <option>--download-only</option> is specified then the source package
+     will not be unpacked.</para>
 
      <para>A specific source version can be retrieved by postfixing the source name
      with an equals and then the version to fetch, similar to the mechanism
 
      <varlistentry><term>build-dep</term>
      <listitem><para><literal>build-dep</literal> causes apt-get to install/remove packages in an 
-     attempt to satisfy the build dependencies for a source package.</para></listitem>
+     attempt to satisfy the build dependencies for a source package. By default the dependencies are
+     satisfied to build the package nativly. If desired a host-architecture can be specified
+     with the <option>--host-architecture</option> option instead.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry><term>check</term>
 
      <varlistentry><term>download</term>
        <listitem><para><literal>download</literal> will download the given
-           binary package into the current directoy.
+           binary package into the current directory.
        </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
 
      <varlistentry><term>autoremove</term>
      <listitem><para><literal>autoremove</literal> is used to remove packages that were automatically
-     installed to satisfy dependencies for some package and that are no more needed.</para></listitem>
+     installed to satisfy dependencies for other packages and are now no longer needed.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry><term>changelog</term>
      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Install-Recommends</literal>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
+     <varlistentry><term><option>--install-suggests</option></term>
+     <listitem><para>Consider suggested packages as a dependency for installing.
+     Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Install-Suggests</literal>.</para></listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
+
      <varlistentry><term><option>-d</option></term><term><option>--download-only</option></term>
      <listitem><para>Download only; package files are only retrieved, not unpacked or installed.
      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Download-Only</literal>.</para></listitem>
      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Show-Versions</literal>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
+     <varlistentry><term><option>-a</option></term>
+                   <term><option>--host-architecture</option></term>
+     <listitem><para>This option controls the architecture packages are built for
+     by <command>apt-get source --compile</command> and how cross-builddependencies
+     are satisfied. By default is not set which means that the host architecture
+     is the same as the build architecture (which is defined by <literal>APT::Architecture</literal>)
+     Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Host-Architecture</literal>
+     </para></listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
+
      <varlistentry><term><option>-b</option></term><term><option>--compile</option></term>
                    <term><option>--build</option></term>
      <listitem><para>Compile source packages after downloading them.
      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Compile</literal>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
-     <varlistentry><term><option>--install-recommends</option></term>
-     <listitem><para>Also install recommended packages.</para></listitem>
-     </varlistentry>
-
-     <varlistentry><term><option>--no-install-recommends</option></term>
-     <listitem><para>Do not install recommended packages.</para></listitem>
-     </varlistentry>
-
      <varlistentry><term><option>--ignore-hold</option></term>
      <listitem><para>Ignore package Holds; This causes <command>apt-get</command> to ignore a hold 
      placed on a package. This may be useful in conjunction with