2007-01-15 Stepan Kasal * doc/autoconf.texi (Specifying Names): `--host' does not change the build type. Index: doc/autoconf.texi =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/doc/autoconf.texi,v retrieving revision 1.1125 diff -u -r1.1125 autoconf.texi --- doc/autoconf.texi 8 Jan 2007 19:54:10 -0000 1.1125 +++ doc/autoconf.texi 15 Jan 2007 13:11:15 -0000 @@ -15511,7 +15511,7 @@ @section Specifying the System Type @cindex System type -Like other @acronym{GNU} @command{configure} scripts, Autoconf-generated +Autoconf-generated @command{configure} scripts can make decisions based on a canonical name for the system type, which has the form: @address@hidden@address@hidden, where @var{os} can be @@ -15544,8 +15544,8 @@ If you mean to override the result of @command{config.guess}, use @option{--build}, not @option{--host}, since the latter enables -cross-compilation. For historical reasons, passing @option{--host} also -changes the build type. Therefore, whenever you specify @option{--host}, +cross-compilation. For historical reasons, +whenever you specify @option{--host}, be sure to specify @option{--build} too; this will be fixed in the future. So, to enter cross-compilation mode, use a command like this