toolchain/cross-gnu: Update.

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diff --git a/toolchain/cross-gnu.mdwn b/toolchain/cross-gnu.mdwn
index 62c55a04..280569ae 100644
--- a/toolchain/cross-gnu.mdwn
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2007, 2008, 2010 Free Software Foundation,
+[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 Free Software Foundation,
 Inc."]]
 
 [[!meta license="""[[!toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[!toggleable
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.  A copy of the license
 is included in the section entitled [[GNU Free Documentation
 License|/fdl]]."]]"""]]
 
+[[!tag stable_URL]]
+
 [[Thomas_Schwinge|tschwinge]] has written a shell script for building a
 complete cross-build environment for GNU/Hurd systems.
 
-Find it in the [[source_repositories/incubator]], *cross-gnu* branch.
+Find it in the [[source_repositories/incubator]], *cross-gnu/master* branch.
 
 
 # Using
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ differences, as well as towards pushing all patches upstream.
 
 ## Supported Versions of Source Packages
 
+/!\ This is outdated.  Contact [[tschwinge]].
+
 The following ones are known to work.  Others may work as well, but no
 guarantee is given.  Always the preferred version is listed first.
 
@@ -117,6 +121,10 @@ guarantee is given.  Always the preferred version is listed first.
             $ cd libpthread/
             $ git checkout origin/tschwinge/Peter_Herbolzheimer
 
+        Prepare:
+
+            $ ( cd libpthread/ && autoreconf -vi )
+
   * [[`src/glibc`|glibc]]
 
       * Git `tschwinge/Roger_Whittaker` branch
@@ -147,9 +155,11 @@ guarantee is given.  Always the preferred version is listed first.
 
 ## Preparation
 
+The raw source code trees are about 1 GiB.
+
 Unpack the tarballs if you downloaded any.
 
-Create a directory where the cross build shall be rooted in and a `src`
+Create a directory where the cross build shall be rooted in, and a `src`
 subdirectory in there.  Then create symbolic links for every of the above
 packages: from `src/PACKAGE` to where you stored or unpacked it.  If you don't
 intend to build several cross compilers or use the source trees otherwise, you
@@ -162,11 +172,11 @@ Either make sure that `cross-gnu-env` and `cross-gnu` are found in `$PATH`
 (`~/bin/`, for example) or alternatively remember to use their full paths in
 the following.
 
-The system you're running the script on (the *build* system) needs to have a
-basic compiling environment installed, i.e., a C compiler with the basic
-libraries and `make`.  You might also need `flex` and `bison`.  For building
-recent version of GCC (4.3 onwards)
-you'll need to have development packages of GMP and MPFR installed.
+The system you're running the script on (the *build* system) needs to have
+basic development tools installed, that is, a C compiler with libraries,
+`make`, and several more packages.  If anything is missing, the *cross-gnu*
+build will abort, and you have to install the missing dependencies and resume
+the *cross-gnu* build.
 
 
 ## Setting Up the Environment
@@ -183,12 +193,14 @@ will be set by the script, `$PATH` will be adjusted, etc.  See the
 their default values.  `$ROOT` will be made an absolute path if it isn't
 already.
 
-Later, you'll be able to do things like `../configure --host="$TARGET"` and the
+Later, you'll be able to do things like `../configure --host="$TARGET"`, and the
 cross compiler will be found automatically.
 
 
 ## Creating the Cross Build Environment
 
+This will need an additional 2 GiB.
+
 After setting up the environemt, just run `cross-gnu` and watch the messages
 flow by.  In the end you should see a message: *[...]/cross-gnu: Everything
 should be in place now.*