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diff --git a/docs/buildroot.html b/docs/buildroot.html index f1721ea41..36297e099 100644 --- a/docs/buildroot.html +++ b/docs/buildroot.html @@ -778,6 +778,15 @@ $(ZLIB_DIR)/libz.a: $(ZLIB_DIR)/.configured </ul> + <p>We also do not support using the distribution toolchain (i.e + the gcc/binutils/C library installed by your distribution) as the + toolchain to build software for the target. This is because your + distribution toolchain is not a "pure" toolchain (i.e only with + the C/C++ library), so we cannot import it properly into the + Buildroot build environment. So even if you are building a system + for a x86 or x86_64 target, you have to generate a + cross-compilation toolchain with Buildroot or Crosstool-NG.</p> + <h2 id="add_packages">Adding new packages to Buildroot</h2> <p>This section covers how new packages (userspace libraries or |