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+<sect2>
+<title>Command explanations</title>
+
+<para><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../gcc-&gcc-version;.patch:</userinput>
+This patch fixes a bug in gcc's linker concerning non-exported (weak)
+symbols, which was brought to the surface by the new glibc.</para>
+
+<para><userinput>--enable-languages=c,c++:</userinput> This only builds the C
+and C++ compilers and not the other available compilers as they are, on
+the average, not often used. If those other compilers are needed,
+the --enable-languages parameter can be omitted.</para>
+
+<para><userinput>ln -s ../usr/bin/cpp:</userinput> This
+creates the $LFS/lib/cpp symlink. Some packages explicitly try to find
+cpp in /lib.</para>
+
+<para><userinput>ln -s ../bin/cpp:</userinput> This
+creates the $LFS/usr/lib/cpp symlink as there are packages that expect
+cpp to be in /usr/lib.</para>
+
+</sect2>
+