* doc/autoconf.texi (Specifying Names): Clarification suggested by

Kevin Ryde.
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2002-03-05 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr>
* doc/autoconf.texi (Specifying Names): Clarification suggested by
Kevin Ryde.
2002-03-05 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr>
Version 2.52i.

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@end table
If you mean to override the result of @command{config.guess}, use
@option{--build}, not @option{--host}, which enables cross-compilation.
For historical reasons, passing @option{--host} also changes the build
type. Therefore, whenever you specify @code{--host}, be sure to specify
@code{--build} too. This will be fixed in the future.
@option{--build}, not @option{--host}, since the latter enables
cross-compilation. For historical reasons, passing @option{--host} also
changes the build type. Therefore, whenever you specify @code{--host},
be sure to specify @code{--build} too. This will be fixed in the
future.
@example
./configure --build=i686-pc-linux-gnu --host=m68k-coff