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diff --git a/chapter05/glibc.xml b/chapter05/glibc.xml index e3a5b6ee8..862a09f5a 100644 --- a/chapter05/glibc.xml +++ b/chapter05/glibc.xml @@ -120,17 +120,21 @@ esac</userinput></screen> <varlistentry> <term><parameter>libc_cv_forced_unwind=yes</parameter></term> <listitem> - <para>The build requires support for forced unwind, but because it is - being cross compiled, it cannot auto detect it. Setting this variable - on the command line explicitly tells the - <command>configure</command> script that support is available.</para> + <para>The linker installed during + <xref linkend="ch-tools-binutils-pass1"/> was cross-compiled and as + such cannot be used until Glibc has been installed. This means that + the configure test for force-unwind support will fail, as it relies on + a working linker. The libc_cv_forced_unwind=yes variable is passed in + order to inform <command>configure</command> that force-unwind + support is available without it having to run the test.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><parameter>libc_cv_c_cleanup=yes</parameter></term> <listitem> - <para>The build also requires support for C cleanup handling, which it - cannot auto detect when being cross compiled. Enable it explicitly.</para> + <para>Simlarly, we pass libc_cv_c_cleanup=yes through to the + <command>configure</command> script so that the test is skipped and C + cleanup handling support is configured.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |