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diff --git a/README b/README
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@@ -41,15 +41,22 @@ For details please consult:
Build Requirements
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- * gcc / g++
* make
+ * gcc / g++
+ Because Linux distribution compilers tend to use lots of patches. coreboot
+ does lots of "unusual" things in its build system, some of which break due
+ to those patches, sometimes by gcc aborting, sometimes - and that's worse -
+ by generating broken object code.
+ Two options: use our toolchain (eg. make crosstools-i386) or enable the
+ ANY_TOOLCHAIN Kconfig option if you're feeling lucky (no support in this
+ case).
+ * iasl (for targets with ACPI support)
Optional:
* doxygen (for generating/viewing documentation)
- * iasl (for targets with ACPI support)
* gdb (for better debugging facilities on some targets)
- * ncurses (for 'make menuconfig')
+ * ncurses (for 'make menuconfig' and 'make nconfig')
* flex and bison (for regenerating parsers)