Removed cross references from PciCf8Lib and PciExpressLib class to PciLib class.

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 Intel(R) Platform Innovation Framework for EFI\r
 EFI Development Kit II (EDK II) \r
 Root Package 1.00\r
-2006-07-13\r
+2006-07-18\r
 \r
 Intel is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its \r
 subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.\r
@@ -192,6 +192,21 @@ many other POSIX-compliant host operating environments. To compile the custom
 gcc tool chain, you need the following tools on your host computer: bash, gcc, \r
 gmake, curl (or wget).\r
 \r
+Only the MdePkg and EdkModulePkg are currently supported by gcc builds. Other\r
+builds, such as the EdkNt32Pkg, will not compile with gcc.\r
+\r
+----------------------------\r
+A Word on compiling on Linux\r
+----------------------------\r
+\r
+In order to compile on Linux, you will need to have the e2fsprogs-dev package\r
+installed.  Check your distribution for the rpm, deb or other package format.\r
+This package contains the uuid library and header that are used by some of the\r
+host tools.\r
+\r
+If you are running on x86_64 Linux, then you should install a 64 bit version of\r
+the Java JDK. The version that was used was jdk-1_5_0_07-linux-amd64-rpm.bin.\r
+It may be downloaded from sun.com.\r
 \r
 -----------------------\r
 Notes on Documentation\r
@@ -318,12 +333,18 @@ or
   about active platform policy, see the \93EDK II Build and Packaging Architecture\r
   Specification.\94 \r
 \r
-To run the Nt32 emulation platform under Microsoft Windows, go to <full build path>\DEBUG\MSFT\IA32 and execute SecMain.exe\r
+To run the Nt32 emulation platform under Microsoft Windows, go to \r
+<full build path>\DEBUG\MSFT\IA32 and execute SecMain.exe\r
 \r
 To exit the Nt32 emulation platform, type \93reset\94 at the EFI Shell>\r
 command prompt.  Alternatively, from the graphical interface, select the Boot\r
 Maintenance Manager's \93Reset System\94 command.\r
 \r
+      NOTE: When creating a new platform, the Platform Name is restricted\r
+      to a single word containing alphanumeric characters, underscore, dash, \r
+      and period.  The space character and other special characters are \r
+      not allowed.\r
+\r
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 Notes on Symbolic Debug\r
 -----------------------\r