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+# Copyright 2024 Stefan "Newbyte" Hansson
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+import pytest
+
+import pmb.parse.arch
+
+
+def test_machine_type_to_alpine() -> None:
+    fake_machine_type = "not-a-machine-type"
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as e:
+        pmb.parse.arch.machine_type_to_alpine(fake_machine_type)
+        assert e == f"Can not map machine type {fake_machine_type} to the right Alpine Linux architecture"
+
+    assert pmb.parse.arch.machine_type_to_alpine("armv7l") == "armv7"