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@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ file is compiled into an object file, a linker will create an executable
file from one or more of these compiler generated object files.</para></sect4>
<sect4><title>c++, cc1plus, g++</title>
-<para>These are the C++ compiler; the equivalent of cc and
+<para>These are the C++ compiler, the equivalent of cc and
gcc etc.</para></sect4>
<sect4><title>c++filt</title>
@@ -31,12 +31,10 @@ from clashing.</para></sect4>
<para>collect2 assists with the compilation of constructors.</para></sect4>
<sect4><title>cpp, cpp0</title>
-<para>cpp pre-processes a source file, such as including
-the contents of header files into the source file. It's a good idea to
-not do this manually to save a lot of time. Someone just inserts a line
-like #include &lt;filename&gt;. The preprocessor inserts the
-contents of that file into the source file. That's one of the things a
-preprocessor does.</para></sect4>
+<para>cpp pre-processes a source file, such as including the contents of
+header files into the source file. Simply add a line, such as #include
+&lt;filename&gt;, to your source file. The preprocessor will insert the
+contents of the included file into the source file.</para></sect4>
<sect4><title>gccbug</title>
<para>gccbug is a shell script which is used to simplify the creation of