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diff --git a/docs/manual/configure.txt b/docs/manual/configure.txt index bd235f0301..c06182b336 100644 --- a/docs/manual/configure.txt +++ b/docs/manual/configure.txt @@ -109,20 +109,19 @@ most important ones allow to: * Change the version of the GCC compiler, binutils and the C library. * Select a number of toolchain options (uClibc only): whether the - toolchain should have largefile support (i.e. support for files - larger than 2 GB on 32 bits systems), IPv6 support, RPC support - (used mainly for NFS), wide-char support, locale support (for - internationalization), C++ support or thread support. Depending on - which options you choose, the number of userspace applications and - libraries visible in Buildroot menus will change: many applications - and libraries require certain toolchain options to be enabled. Most - packages show a comment when a certain toolchain option is required - to be able to enable those packages. If needed, you can further - refine the uClibc configuration by running +make - uclibc-menuconfig+. Note however that all packages in Buildroot are - tested against the default uClibc configuration bundled in - Buildroot: if you deviate from this configuration by removing - features from uClibc, some packages may no longer build. + toolchain should have IPv6 support, RPC support (used mainly for + NFS), wide-char support, locale support (for internationalization), + C++ support or thread support. Depending on which options you choose, + the number of userspace applications and libraries visible in + Buildroot menus will change: many applications and libraries require + certain toolchain options to be enabled. Most packages show a comment + when a certain toolchain option is required to be able to enable + those packages. If needed, you can further refine the uClibc + configuration by running +make uclibc-menuconfig+. Note however that + all packages in Buildroot are tested against the default uClibc + configuration bundled in Buildroot: if you deviate from this + configuration by removing features from uClibc, some packages may no + longer build. It is worth noting that whenever one of those options is modified, then the entire toolchain and system must be rebuilt. See @@ -178,8 +177,8 @@ Then, you have three solutions to use an external toolchain: external toolchain uses the 'glibc' library, you only have to tell whether your toolchain supports C\++ or not and whether it has built-in RPC support. If your external toolchain uses the 'uClibc' - library, then you have to tell Buildroot if it supports largefile, - IPv6, RPC, wide-char, locale, program invocation, threads and + library, then you have to tell Buildroot if it supports IPv6, + RPC, wide-char, locale, program invocation, threads and C++. At the beginning of the execution, Buildroot will tell you if the selected options do not match the toolchain configuration. |
