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       <tt>bjam</tt> command-line you use the "<tt>-s</tt>" option. For
       example:<br>
       <br>
-       <tt>bjam "-sGCC_ROOT=/usr/local/gcc-3.3.2"</tt><br>
+       <tt>bjam "-sGCC_ROOT_DIRECTORY=/usr/local/gcc-3.3.2"</tt><br>
       <br>
        Some variables, like the toolset <tt>TOOLS</tt> variable, can accept
       multiple values separated by spaces. Others, like the path above, can