From: Charles Wilson <libtool@cwilson.fastmail.fm>
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:28:46 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: Document libtool variable to_host_file_cmd.
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Document libtool variable to_host_file_cmd.

* doc/libtool.texi (libtool script contents:to_host_file_cmd): Document
variable.
(libtool script contents:to_tool_file_cmd): Prefer `build platform'
to `build system'; Ditto `host platform'.

Signed-off-by: Charles Wilson <libtool@cwilson.fastmail.fm>
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diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 44a76e236..334a5d09a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2010-09-17  Charles Wilson  <libtool@cwilson.fastmail.fm>
+
+	Document libtool variable to_host_file_cmd.
+	* doc/libtool.texi (libtool script contents:to_host_file_cmd):
+	Document variable.
+	(libtool script contents:to_tool_file_cmd): Prefer `build platform'
+	to `build system'; Ditto `host platform'.
+
 2010-09-16  Charles Wilson  <libtool@cwilson.fastmail.fm>
 
 	Fix sh.test failure introduced in 72064249
diff --git a/doc/libtool.texi b/doc/libtool.texi
index a3555dc44..0d3ff7f19 100644
--- a/doc/libtool.texi
+++ b/doc/libtool.texi
@@ -6822,11 +6822,21 @@ Linker flag (passed through the C compiler) used to generate thread-safe
 libraries.
 @end defvar
 
+@defvar to_host_file_cmd
+If the toolchain is not native to the build platform (e.g.@: if you are using
+MSYS to drive the scripting, but are using the MinGW native Windows compiler)
+this variable describes how to convert file names from the format used by the
+build platform to the format used by host platform.  Normally set to
+@samp{func_convert_file_noop}, libtool will autodetect most cases in which
+other values should be used.  On rare occasions, it may be necessary to override
+the autodetected value (@pxref{Cygwin to MinGW Cross}).
+@end defvar
+
 @defvar to_tool_file_cmd
-If the toolchain is not native to the build system (e.g.@: if you are using
+If the toolchain is not native to the build platform (e.g.@: if you are using
 some Unix to drive the scripting together with a Windows toolchain running
 in Wine) this variable describes how to convert file names from the format
-used by the build system to the format used by the toolchain.  Normally set
+used by the build platform to the format used by the toolchain.  Normally set
 to @samp{func_convert_file_noop}.
 @end defvar