Fixes for gcc assembly.

[mirror_edk2.git] / ReleaseNotes.txt

diff --git a/ReleaseNotes.txt b/ReleaseNotes.txt
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--- a/ReleaseNotes.txt
+++ b/ReleaseNotes.txt
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ prior to using the Edk 2.0.
 Compiler Tool Chain\r
       Microsoft* Visual Studio .NET 2003*  (http://www.microsoft.com)\r
     or\r
-      GCC version 4.x or later (http://gcc.gnu.org)\r
+      A special GCC version 4.x or later (http://gcc.gnu.org). See below.\r
 \r
 Assembler Tool Chain\r
       Microsoft Macro Assembler, version 6.15 or later\r
@@ -226,12 +226,15 @@ Pre-defined targets in the build.xml files include:
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 A Word on GCC tool chain\r
 ------------------------\r
-You will find a script in the tree that will download, configure, compile, and\r
-install a gcc 4.0.2 tool chain for development. It has support for the ia32\r
-architecture.  It can be built and run on Cygwin, Linux, and many other POSIX\r
-compliant host environments. There are a few tools that you will need on your\r
-host computer in order to compile the tool chain. Among them are bash, gcc,\r
-gmake, curl (or wget).\r
+EDK2 will not compile with a standard Linux gcc tool chain. While Linux\r
+distributions are usually based on ELF, EDK2 requires a version of gcc that is\r
+configured to produce PE-COFF images. You will find a script in edk2/Tools/gcc\r
+that will download, configure, compile, and install a gcc 4.X cross-compile\r
+tool chain for EDK2 development. It has support for the ia32 architecture. It\r
+can be built and run on Cygwin, Linux, and many other POSIX compliant host\r
+operating environments. There are a few tools that you will need on your host\r
+computer in order to compile the tool chain. Among them are bash, gcc, gmake,\r
+curl (or wget).\r
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