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-rw-r--r--utils/mkUserGuidePart/Options/Linking.hs7
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/utils/mkUserGuidePart/Options/Linking.hs b/utils/mkUserGuidePart/Options/Linking.hs
index 9edc7c3fd3..3142020692 100644
--- a/utils/mkUserGuidePart/Options/Linking.hs
+++ b/utils/mkUserGuidePart/Options/Linking.hs
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ linkingOptions =
}
, flag { flagName = "-staticlib"
, flagDescription =
- "On Darwin/OS X/iOS only, generate a standalone static library " ++
- "(as opposed to an executable). This is the usual way to " ++
- "compile for iOS."
+ "Generate a standalone static library (as opposed to an " ++
+ "executable). This is useful when cross compiling. The " ++
+ "library together with all its dependencies ends up in in a " ++
+ "single static library that can be linked against."
, flagType = DynamicFlag
}
, flag { flagName = "-fPIC"