From a07fd165f34167c2b2e1cc4ea03ba8b82ebedc34 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Oswald Buddenhagen Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2014 20:06:52 +0100 Subject: configure --help clarifications relating to -*prefix Change-Id: I71c78b7c91c9fedb7d55731b3f61d46ea75c9b8d Reviewed-by: Joerg Bornemann --- tools/configure/configureapp.cpp | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'tools') diff --git a/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp b/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp index adab4b7a9a..a1d0699786 100644 --- a/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp +++ b/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp @@ -1717,12 +1717,15 @@ bool Configure::displayHelp() desc("These are optional, but you may specify install directories.\n\n", 0, 1); - desc( "-prefix ", "This will install everything relative to (default $QT_INSTALL_PREFIX)\n"); + desc( "-prefix ", "The deployment directory, as seen on the target device.\n" + "(default %CD%)\n"); - desc( "-extprefix ", "When -sysroot is used, install everything to , rather than into SYSROOT/PREFIX.\n"); + desc( "-extprefix ", "The installation directory, as seen on the host machine.\n" + "(default SYSROOT/PREFIX)\n"); - desc( "-hostprefix [dir]", "Tools and libraries needed when developing applications are installed in [dir]. " - "If [dir] is not given, the current build directory will be used. (default EXTPREFIX)\n"); + desc( "-hostprefix [dir]", "The installation directory for build tools running on the\n" + "host machine. If [dir] is not given, the current build\n" + "directory will be used. (default EXTPREFIX)\n"); desc("You may use these to separate different parts of the install:\n\n"); -- cgit v1.2.3