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+<part xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+ xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+ version="5.0"
+ xml:id='chap-distributed-builds'>
+
+<title>Distributed Builds</title>
+
+<partintro>
+<para>Nix supports distributed builds, where a local Nix installation can
+forward Nix builds to other machines over the network. This allows
+multiple builds to be performed in parallel (thus improving
+performance) and allows Nix to perform multi-platform builds in a
+semi-transparent way. For instance, if you perform a build for a
+<literal>powerpc-darwin</literal> on an <literal>i686-linux</literal>
+machine, Nix can automatically forward the build to a
+<literal>powerpc-darwin</literal> machine, if available.</para>
+</partintro>
+
+<xi:include href="enabling-builds.xml" />
+
+</part>