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Fix terminology and add more comments about automake.

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@ -14,21 +14,21 @@ configuring the GRUB.
* GCC * GCC
Probably every recent GCC should work, but we recommend GCC 2.95 and Probably every recent GCC should work, but we recommend GCC 2.95 and
later, since you can create smaller binary images. See the webpage later, since you can create smaller binary images. See the web page
<http://gcc.gnu.org/>. <http://gcc.gnu.org/>.
* GNU Make * GNU Make
For now, the Makefiles produced by Automake depends on GNU Make. See For now, the Makefiles produced by Automake depends on GNU Make. See
the webpage <http://www.gnu.org/software/make/make.html>. the web page <http://www.gnu.org/software/make/make.html>.
* GNU binutils 2.9.1.0.23 or later * GNU binutils 2.9.1.0.23 or later
Binutils has changed the behavior of 16bit assembler between 2.9.1 Binutils has changed the behavior of 16bit assembler between 2.9.1
and 2.9.1.0.x, and we support only 2.9.1.0.x and higher. In and 2.9.1.0.x, and we support only 2.9.1.0.x and higher. In
particular, we recommend using binutils 2.10, since it is the only particular, we recommend using binutils 2.10, since it is the only
public release that supports real 16bit mode. Please taka a look at public release that supports real 16bit mode. Please take a look at
the webpage <http://sourceware.cygnus.com/binutils/>, for more the web page <http://sourceware.cygnus.com/binutils/>, for more
information. Note that you don't have to install it into any system information. Note that you don't have to install it into any system
directory. See the section "Operation Controls", if you want to directory. See the section "Operation Controls", if you want to
install binutils into your own directory. install binutils into your own directory.
@ -40,17 +40,21 @@ configure script.
* Texinfo 4.0 or later * Texinfo 4.0 or later
We use some new macros in the documents, so you need a recent We use some new macros in the documents, so you need a recent
Texinfo release. See the webpage Texinfo release. See the web page
<http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/texinfo.html>. <http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/texinfo.html>.
* Developers: GNU Automake 1.4h or later * Developers: GNU Automake 1.5
You should not need Automake just to compile GRUB, but you will need You should not need Automake just to compile GRUB, but you will need
it if you edit any of the build files (Makefile.am, configure.in, it if you edit any of the build files (Makefile.am, configure.in,
etc). We use the new "per-executable flags" feature found in the etc). We use the new "per-executable flags" feature found in the
latest release of automake. See the webpage latest release of automake. See the web page
<http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/automake.html>. <http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/automake.html>.
Note that you shouldn't use 1.6 because of the incompatibility on
assembler support. We will shift to 1.6, once 1.6 becomes more popular
than 1.5.
Configuring the GRUB Configuring the GRUB
==================== ====================