diff -r 1bb063c8a0ca -r 4a45c5758258 config/companion_libs.in
--- a/config/companion_libs.in	Mon Aug 23 23:18:49 2010 +0200
+++ b/config/companion_libs.in	Sun Sep 12 21:38:12 2010 +0200
@@ -17,48 +17,17 @@
 config GMP
     bool
     select COMPLIBS
-    help
-      gcc 4.3.0 and above requires GMP to build some frontends, and some
-      other components can use them as well.
-      
-      This will be automatically selected if you choose gcc>=4.3.0, but you
-      can say 'Y' here if you want to build this library for the other
-      components (that don't select them by default).
-      
-      The packages that can use GMP and MPFR are:
-        - binutils
-        - gcc
-        - gdb
 
 config MPFR
     bool
     select GMP
     select COMPLIBS
-    help
-      gcc 4.3.0 and above requires MPFR to build some frontends, and some
-      other components can use them as well.
-      
-      This will be automatically selected if you choose gcc>=4.3.0, but you
-      can say 'Y' here if you want to build this library for the other
-      components (that don't select them by default).
-      
-      The packages that can use GMP and MPFR are:
-        - binutils
-        - gcc
-        - gdb
 
 config PPL
     bool
     select GMP
     select MPFR
     select COMPLIBS
-    help
-      gcc-4.4.0 and above requires PPL to build some parts of the optimiser
-      (the GRAPHITE loop optimisation, to be precise).
-      
-      This will be automatically selected if you choose gcc>=4.4.0, but you
-      can say 'Y' here, although it is unknown yet if any other component
-      can use it.
 
 config CLOOG
     bool
@@ -66,13 +35,6 @@
     select MPFR
     select PPL
     select COMPLIBS
-    help
-      gcc-4.4.0 and above requires CLooG/PPL to build some parts of the
-      optimiser (the GRAPHITE loop optimisation, to be precise).
-      
-      This will be automatically selected if you choose gcc>=4.4.0, but you
-      can say 'Y' here, although it is unknown yet if any other component
-      can use it.
 
 config MPC
     bool
@@ -81,26 +43,10 @@
     select PPL
     select CLOOG
     select COMPLIBS
-    help
-      gcc-4.4.0 and above can also optionally use MPC to enable additional
-      optimisations on complex numbers. Although MPC is optional,
-      crosstool-NG requires it and uses it to build gcc >= 4.4.0.
-      
-      This will be automatically selected if you choose gcc>=4.4.0, but you
-      can say 'Y' here, although it is unknown yet if any other component
-      can use it.
 
 config LIBELF
     bool
     select COMPLIBS
-    help
-      gcc-4.5.0 and above can also use libelf to enable some optimisation
-      (LTO, Link-Time Optimisation, to be precise).  Although libelf is
-      optional, crosstool-NG requires it and uses it to build gcc >= 4.5.0.
-      
-      This will be automatically selected if you choose gcc>=4.5.0, but you
-      can say 'Y' here, although it is unknown yet if any other component
-      can use it.
 
 config LIBELF_TARGET
     bool