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diff --git a/butl/triplet b/butl/triplet
index f61493d..44b5195 100644
--- a/butl/triplet
+++ b/butl/triplet
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ namespace butl
// strategy for (presumably less common) cases were we don't split things
// correctly.
//
- // Note also that the version splitting is only done for certain,
- // commonly-used targets.
+ // Note also that the version splitting is only done for certain commonly-
+ // used targets.
//
// Some examples of canonicalization and splitting:
//
@@ -75,6 +75,17 @@ namespace butl
// x86_64-linux-gnux32 x86_64 linux-gnux32
// x86_64-microsoft-win32-msvc14.0 x86_64 microsoft win32-msvc 14.0
//
+ // Similar to version splitting, for certain commonly-used targets we also
+ // derive the "target class" which can be used as a shorthand, more
+ // convenient way to identify a targets. If the target is not recognized,
+ // then the special 'other' value is used. Currently the following classes
+ // are recognized:
+ //
+ // linux *-*-linux-*
+ // macosx *-apple-darwin*
+ // freebsd *-*-freebsd*
+ // windows *-*-win32-* | *-*-mingw32
+ //
// References:
//
// 1. The libtool repository contains the PLATFORM file that lists many known
@@ -88,6 +99,7 @@ namespace butl
std::string vendor;
std::string system;
std::string version;
+ std::string class_;
// Parse the triplet optionally returning the canonicalized string. Throw
// std::invalid_argument if the triplet is not recognizable.