From: Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:30:05 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: doc: document --build and cross-compilation better
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doc: document --build and cross-compilation better

* doc/autoconf.texi (Specifying Target Triplets): Mention that
specifying a build-type that differs from host-type enables
cross-compilation.  Problem reported by Bruno Haible in:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf-patches/2012-04/msg00009.html
---

diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi
index 2ae8bb93..b1295ebe 100644
--- a/doc/autoconf.texi
+++ b/doc/autoconf.texi
@@ -21747,10 +21747,12 @@ system types are involved.  The options to specify them are:
 @item --build=@var{build-type}
 the type of system on which the package is being configured and
 compiled.  It defaults to the result of running @command{config.guess}.
+Specifying a @var{build-type} that differs from @var{host-type} enables
+cross-compilation mode.
 
 @item --host=@var{host-type}
 the type of system on which the package runs.  By default it is the
-same as the build machine.  Specifying it enables the cross-compilation
+same as the build machine.  Specifying it enables cross-compilation
 mode.
 
 @item --target=@var{target-type}