diff -r 5d4e91c0343e -r 47199f966983 docs/5 - Using the toolchain.txt
--- a/docs/5 - Using the toolchain.txt	Sun Jul 17 16:53:40 2011 +0200
+++ b/docs/5 - Using the toolchain.txt	Sun Oct 16 15:10:29 2011 +0200
@@ -11,15 +11,20 @@
 your PATH, such as:
   export PATH="${PATH}:/your/toolchain/path/bin"
 
-and then using the target tuple to tell the build systems to use your
-toolchain:
-  ./configure --target=your-target-tuple
+and then using the '--host' tuple to tell the build systems to use your
+toolchain (if the software package uses the autotools system you should
+also pass --build, for completeness):
+  ./configure --host=your-host-tuple --build=your-build-tuple
 or
-  make CC=your-target-tuple-gcc
+  make CC=your-host-tuple-gcc
 or
-  make CROSS_COMPILE=your-target-tuple-
+  make CROSS_COMPILE=your-host-tuple-
 and so on...
 
+(Note: in the above example, 'host' refers to the host of your program,
+not the host of the toolchain; and 'build' refers to the machine where
+you build your program, that is the host of the toolchain.)
+
 It is strongly advised not to use the toolchain sysroot directory as an
 install directory for your programs/packages. If you do so, you will not be
 able to use your toolchain for another project. It is even strongly advised