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 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--prefix=/tools --disable-nls</userinput></screen></para>
 <para>The meaning of the configure switches:</para>
+<para>The meaning of the configure options:</para>
 <itemizedlist>
 …
 <itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><userinput>LDFLAGS="-all-static"</userinput>: This tells
+the linker that all the Binutils programs should be linked
+statically.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><userinput>LDFLAGS="-all-static"</userinput>: This tells the
+linker that all the Binutils programs should be linked statically. However,
+strictly speaking, <userinput>"-all-static"</userinput> is first passed on to
+the <emphasis>libtool</emphasis> program which then passes
+<userinput>"-static"</userinput> on to the linker.</para></listitem>
 </itemizedlist>
 …
 make -C ld LIB_PATH=/tools/lib</userinput></screen></para>
+<para>The meaning of the make options:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><userinput>-C ld clean</userinput>: This tells the make program
+to remove all the compiled files only in the <filename>ld</filename>
+subdirectory.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><userinput>-C ld LIB_PATH=/tools/lib</userinput>: This option
+rebuilds everything in the <filename>ld</filename> subdirectory. Specifying the
+LIB_PATH makefile variable on the command line allows us to override the default
+value and have it point to our temporary tools location. This preparation will
+be utilised later on in the chapter.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
 <caution><para>Do not yet remove the Binutils build and source
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32	32
33		<para>The meaning of the ~~new~~ configure options:</para>
	33	<para>The meaning of the configure options:</para>
34	34
35	35	<itemizedlist>

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 section is considered not as important as the one we run in Chapter 6.</para></note>
 <para>Unpack all three GCC tarballs (-core, -g++, and -testsuite) in one and the same working directory.
+They will all unfold into a single <filename>gcc-&gcc-version;/</filename>
 subdir.</para>
+<para>Unpack all three GCC tarballs (-core, -g++, and -testsuite) in one and the
+same working directory. They will all unfold into a single
+<filename>gcc-&gcc-version;/</filename> subdirectory.</para>
 <para>First correct one problem and make an essential adjustment:</para>
 …
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--enable-threads=posix --enable-__cxa_atexit \
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--enable-languages=c,c++</userinput></screen></para>
+<para>The meaning of the new configure options:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><userinput>--enable-threads=posix</userinput>: This enables
+C++ exception handling for multi-threaded code.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><userinput>--enable-__cxa_atexit</userinput>: This option
+allows use of __cxa_atexit, rather than atexit, to register C++ destructors for
+local statics and global objects and is essential for fully standards-compliant
+handling of destructors. It also affects the C++ ABI and therefore results in
+C++ shared libraries and C++ programs that are interoperable with other Linux
+distributions.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><userinput>--enable-clocale=gnu</userinput>: This option ensures
+the correct locale model is selected for the C++ libraries under all
+circumstances. If the configure script finds the <emphasis>de_DE</emphasis>
+locale installed, it will select the correct model of <emphasis>gnu</emphasis>.
+However, people who don't install the <emphasis>de_DE</emphasis> locale, run the
+risk of building ABI incompatible C++ libraries due to the wrong locale model of
+<emphasis>generic</emphasis> being selected.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><userinput>--enable-languages=c,c++</userinput>: This option is
+needed to ensure that both C and C++ compilers are built.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
 <para>Compile the package:</para>

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50	50
51		<para>The meaning of the ~~new~~ configure options:</para>
	51	<para>The meaning of the configure options:</para>
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10	10
11		<para>The meaning of the configure ~~switche~~s:</para>
	11	<para>The meaning of the configure options:</para>
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 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--enable-languages=c,c++</userinput></screen></para>
-<para>The meaning of the new configure options:</para>
-<itemizedlist>
-<listitem><para><userinput>--enable-threads=posix</userinput>: This enables
-C++ exception handling for multi-threaded code.</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para><userinput>--enable-__cxa_atexit</userinput>: This option
-will result in C++ shared libraries and C++ programs that are interoperable
-with other Linux distributions.</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para><userinput>--enable-clocale=gnu</userinput>: There is a risk
-that some people will build ABI incompatible C++ libraries if they didn't
-install all of the glibc localedata. Using --enable-clocale=gnu ensures that
-the "right thing" is done in all cases. If you don't wish to use this option,
-then at least build the <emphasis>de_DE</emphasis> locale. When GCC finds
-this specific locale, then the correct locale mode (<emphasis>gnu</emphasis>)
-is implemented.</para></listitem>
-</itemizedlist>
 <para>Compile the package:</para>

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 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--libexecdir=/usr/bin --with-headers=/usr/include</userinput></screen></para>
 <para>The meaning of the configure options:</para>
+<para>The meaning of the new configure options:</para>
 <itemizedlist>
-<listitem><para><userinput>--disable-profile</userinput>: This disables the
-building of the libraries with profiling information. Omit this option if you
-plan to do profiling.</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para><userinput>--enable-add-ons</userinput>: This enables any
-add-ons that we installed with Glibc, in our case Linuxthreads.</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para><userinput>--libexecdir=/usr/bin</userinput>: This will
 cause the <filename>pt_chown</filename> program to be installed in the
 …
 for this build. If you don't pass this switch then the headers from
 <filename>/tools/include</filename> are used which of course is not ideal
 (although they should be identical). Using the switch has the advantage
+(although they should be identical). Using this switch has the advantage
 that you will be informed immediately should you have forgotten to install the
 kernel headers into <filename>/usr/include</filename>.</para></listitem>

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 because Util-linux installs a better version later.</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para><userinput>--sysconfdir=/etc</userinput>: This option
-tells the binaries created by the package to look in /etc for their
-configuration files</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para><userinput>--disable-whois</userinput>: This option disables
 the building of the inetutils whois client, which is woefully out of date.

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 <para><screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --bindir=/bin --sysconfdir=/etc</userinput></screen></para>
+<para>The meaning of the configure option:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><userinput>--sysconfdir=/etc</userinput>: This option tells the
+programs created by the package to look in <filename>/etc</filename> for their
+configuration files.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
 <para>Compile the package:</para>

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9	9
10		<para>The meaning of the ~~new~~ configure option:</para>
	10	<para>The meaning of the configure option:</para>
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