| Index: tools/gn/variables.cc
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| diff --git a/tools/gn/variables.cc b/tools/gn/variables.cc
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| index 0eb5aabcf62448438bda02ca2c06cc559e5a95e6..8bafb68b02f33b0149465abdc3d55776b4c9a2c6 100644
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| --- a/tools/gn/variables.cc
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| +++ b/tools/gn/variables.cc
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| @@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ const char kTargetCpu_Help[] =
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| "\n"
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| " This value should be used to indicate the desired architecture for\n"
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| " the primary objects of the build. It will match the cpu architecture\n"
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| - " of the default toolchain.\n"
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| + " of the default toolchain, but not necessarily the current toolchain.\n"
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| "\n"
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| " In many cases, this is the same as \"host_cpu\", but in the case\n"
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| - " of cross-compiles, this can be set to something different. This \n"
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| - " value is different from \"current_cpu\" in that it can be referenced\n"
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| - " from inside any toolchain. This value can also be ignored if it is\n"
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| - " not needed or meaningful for a project.\n"
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| + " of cross-compiles, this can be set to something different. This\n"
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| + " value is different from \"current_cpu\" in that it does not change\n"
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| + " based on the current toolchain. When writing rules, \"current_cpu\"\n"
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| + " should be used rather than \"target_cpu\" most of the time.\n"
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| "\n"
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| " This value is not used internally by GN for any purpose, so it\n"
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| " may be set to whatever value is needed for the build.\n"
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