Document why we provide LD but largely ignore it.
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diff --git a/tools/cpp/CROSSTOOL b/tools/cpp/CROSSTOOL
index 4fc84ae..b2ed04e 100644
--- a/tools/cpp/CROSSTOOL
+++ b/tools/cpp/CROSSTOOL
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@
cxx_builtin_include_directory: "/usr/local/include"
cxx_builtin_include_directory: "/usr/include"
tool_path { name: "gcov" path: "/usr/bin/gcov" }
+
+ # C(++) compiles invoke the compiler (as that is the one knowing where
+ # to find libraries), but we provide LD so other rules can invoke the linker.
tool_path { name: "ld" path: "/usr/bin/ld" }
+
tool_path { name: "nm" path: "/usr/bin/nm" }
tool_path { name: "objcopy" path: "/usr/bin/objcopy" }
objcopy_embed_flag: "-I"
