Index: doc/install.texi =================================================================== --- doc/install.texi (revision 131856) +++ doc/install.texi (working copy) @@ -1557,12 +1557,13 @@ Disable JVMPI support. @item --disable-libgcj-bc Disable BC ABI compilation of certain parts of libgcj. By default, some portions of libgcj are compiled with @option{-findirect-dispatch} -@option{-fno-indirect-classes}. This allows them to be overridden at -runtime. +and @option{-fno-indirect-classes}, allowing them to be overridden at +run-time. If @option{--disable-libgcj-bc} is specified, libgcj is built without -these options. This makes it impossible to override portions of -libgcj at runtime, but can make it easier to statically link to libgcj. +these options. This allows the compile-time linker to resolve +dependencies when statically linking to libgcj. However it makes it +impossible to override the effected portions of libgcj at run-time. @item --with-ecos Enable runtime eCos target support.