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diff --git a/chapter05/gcc-pass2.xml b/chapter05/gcc-pass2.xml index 8d8608c63..cd2d53195 100644 --- a/chapter05/gcc-pass2.xml +++ b/chapter05/gcc-pass2.xml @@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ cd ../gcc-build</userinput></screen> <varlistentry> <term><parameter>--disable-bootstrap</parameter></term> <listitem> - <para>For native builds of GCC, the default is to a "bootstrap" build. - This does not just compile GCC, but compiles it several times. It - uses the programs compiled in a first round to compile itself a + <para>For native builds of GCC, the default is to do a "bootstrap" + build. This does not just compile GCC, but compiles it several times. + It uses the programs compiled in a first round to compile itself a second time, and then again a third time. The second and third iterations are compared to make sure it can reproduce itself flawlessly. This also implies that it was compiled correctly. |