From 04874d845150a8e807d358e92dba999910a71c97 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: P. J. McDermott <pjm@nac.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2012 15:51:19 -0500
Subject: Make comments more verbose.

---
(limited to 'build')

diff --git a/build b/build
index c0dccd4..328a850 100755
--- a/build
+++ b/build
@@ -4,11 +4,20 @@ CFLAGS = -g -O2
 
 configure:
 	# Generate the main makefile.
-	# Use (optionally sysroot-prefixed) multiarch library search directories.
-	# Use shared BFD and opcodes libraries for all utilities.
-	# Don't enable multilib (multiarch is better).
-	# Enable plugins.
-	# Don't expect to find Gettext.
+	#   * Use (optionally sysroot-prefixed) multiarch library search
+	#     directories.
+	#     - The library path is given to ld/configure through host_configargs in
+	#       ld/Makefile's "configure-host" target.
+	#     - If we're building a sysroot ld, search only (native or target-
+	#       specific) library paths under the sysroot.
+	#     - Otherwise, if we're building a cross ld, search only target-specific
+	#       library paths.
+	#   * Use shared BFD and opcodes libraries for all utilities.
+	#     - That is, dynamically link the utilities against a single copy of the
+	#       BFD and opcodes libraries.
+	#   * Don't enable multilib (multiarch is better).
+	#   * Enable plugins.
+	#   * Don't expect to find Gettext.
 	for target in $$(cat ../targets); do \
 		if [ -n '$(OPK_SYSROOT)' ]; then \
 			LIB_PATH="=/usr/local/lib/$${target}:=/usr/local/lib"; \
@@ -64,11 +73,11 @@ build: configure
 
 install: build
 	# Install everything.
-	# scriptdir contains target ldscripts.
-	# ldscripts should be independent of the host architecture and therefore
-	# coinstallable with themselves across host architectures (I hope).
-	# All of these macro settings are effective thanks to 
-	# `patches/01_pass-some-dirs-to-child-makes.patch`.
+	#   * scriptdir contains target ldscripts.
+	#   * ldscripts should be independent of the host architecture and therefore
+	#     coinstallable with themselves across host architectures (I hope).
+	#   * All of these macro settings are effective thanks to 
+	#     `patches/01_pass-some-dirs-to-child-makes.patch`.
 	for target in $$(cat ../targets); do \
 		oh-autoinstall -B "build-$${target}" -d "binutils-$${target}.data" \
 			CFLAGS='$(CFLAGS)' \
@@ -77,11 +86,12 @@ install: build
 			bfdincludedir="/usr/include/$(OPK_HOST_ARCH)/$${target}" || \
 			exit 1; \
 		done
-	# /usr/tool/bin (TOOLBINDIR) contains hard links to tools.  A quick look at
-	# the code suggests we don't need them; ld *should* work without them in any
-	# sane configuration.
-	# We don't need a static libiberty.
-	# Remove static library dependency metadata generated by libtool.
+	# Do some cleanup.
+	#   * /usr/tool/bin (TOOLBINDIR) contains hard links to tools.  A quick look
+	#     at the code suggests we don't need them; ld *should* work without them
+	#     in any sane configuration.
+	#   * We don't need a static libiberty.
+	#   * Remove static library dependency metadata generated by libtool.
 	for target in $$(cat ../targets); do \
 		rm -Rf "binutils-$${target}.data/usr/tool" && \
 		find "binutils-$${target}.data/usr/lib" -name 'libiberty.a' \
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