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diff --git a/lib/libalpm/be_package.c b/lib/libalpm/be_package.c
index 5b45edf9..bee0635a 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/be_package.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/be_package.c
@@ -255,6 +255,9 @@ error:
}
/** Create a package from a file.
+ * If full is false, the archive is read only until all necessary
+ * metadata is found. If it is true, the entire archive is read, which
+ * serves as a verfication of integrity and the filelist can be created.
* @param filename location of the package tarball
* @param full whether to stop the load after metadata is read or continue
* through the full archive