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