Clarifying sysroot, as requested via IRC

Hi silvas,

http://llvm-reviews.chandlerc.com/D1584

CHANGE SINCE LAST DIFF
  http://llvm-reviews.chandlerc.com/D1584?vs=3991&id=4015#toc

Files:
  docs/HowToCrossCompile.rst

Index: docs/HowToCrossCompile.rst
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--- docs/HowToCrossCompile.rst
+++ docs/HowToCrossCompile.rst
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
 libraries installed.
 
 Finally, not all toolchains are the same, and consequently, not every Clang
-option will make it work magically. Some options (like -sysroot) assume
+option will make it work magically. Some options, like -sysroot (which
+effectively changes the logical root for headers and libraries), assume
 all your binaries and libraries are in the same directory, which is not
 true when your cross-compiler was installed by the distribution's package
 management. So, for each specific case, you'll have to use more than one
Index: docs/HowToCrossCompile.rst
===================================================================
--- docs/HowToCrossCompile.rst
+++ docs/HowToCrossCompile.rst
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
 libraries installed.
 
 Finally, not all toolchains are the same, and consequently, not every Clang
-option will make it work magically. Some options (like -sysroot) assume
+option will make it work magically. Some options, like -sysroot (which
+effectively changes the logical root for headers and libraries), assume
 all your binaries and libraries are in the same directory, which is not
 true when your cross-compiler was installed by the distribution's package
 management. So, for each specific case, you'll have to use more than one
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