Try to clarify the gcc story a little bit.

git-svn-id: https://edk2.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/edk2/trunk/edk2@435 6f19259b-4bc3-4df7-8a09-765794883524

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diff --git a/ReleaseNotes.txt b/ReleaseNotes.txt
index 80ecbf1a3b..6e2ac02ced 100644
--- a/ReleaseNotes.txt
+++ b/ReleaseNotes.txt
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ prior to using the Edk 2.0.
 Compiler Tool Chain

       Microsoft* Visual Studio .NET 2003*  (http://www.microsoft.com)

     or

-      GCC version 4.x or later (http://gcc.gnu.org)

+      A special GCC version 4.x or later (http://gcc.gnu.org). See below.

 

 Assembler Tool Chain

       Microsoft Macro Assembler, version 6.15 or later

@@ -226,12 +226,15 @@ Pre-defined targets in the build.xml files include:
 

 A Word on GCC tool chain

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-You will find a script in the tree that will download, configure, compile, and

-install a gcc 4.0.2 tool chain for development. It has support for the ia32

-architecture.  It can be built and run on Cygwin, Linux, and many other POSIX

-compliant host environments. There are a few tools that you will need on your

-host computer in order to compile the tool chain. Among them are bash, gcc,

-gmake, curl (or wget).

+EDK2 will not compile with a standard Linux gcc tool chain. While Linux

+distributions are usually based on ELF, EDK2 requires a version of gcc that is

+configured to produce PE-COFF images. You will find a script in edk2/Tools/gcc

+that will download, configure, compile, and install a gcc 4.X cross-compile

+tool chain for EDK2 development. It has support for the ia32 architecture. It

+can be built and run on Cygwin, Linux, and many other POSIX compliant host

+operating environments. There are a few tools that you will need on your host

+computer in order to compile the tool chain. Among them are bash, gcc, gmake,

+curl (or wget).

 

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