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Clarify some collect2 stuff. 

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Jeff Law 1998-01-13 00:37:58 -07:00
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@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ linker with GNU CC.
This option does not cause the GNU linker to be installed; it just
modifies the behavior of GNU CC to work with the GNU linker.
Specifically, it inhibits the installation of @code{collect2}, a program
which otherwise serves as a front-end for the system's linker on most
configurations.
@cSpecifically, it inhibits the installation of @code{collect2}, a program
@cwhich otherwise serves as a front-end for the system's linker on most
@cconfigurations.
@item --with-stabs
On MIPS based systems and on Alphas, you must specify whether you want
@ -2205,11 +2205,8 @@ available.
@node Collect2
@section @code{collect2}
Many target systems do not have support in the assembler and linker for
``constructors''---initialization functions to be called before the
official ``start'' of @code{main}. On such systems, GNU CC uses a
utility called @code{collect2} to arrange to call these functions at
start time.
GNU CC uses a utility called @code{collect2} on nearly all systems to arrange
to call various initialization functions at start time.
The program @code{collect2} works by linking the program once and
looking through the linker output file for symbols with particular names