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authorSteven Knight <knight@baldmt.com>2005-01-12 20:51:31 (GMT)
committerSteven Knight <knight@baldmt.com>2005-01-12 20:51:31 (GMT)
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Improve --debug=count to get an idea of when different objects are created.
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@@ -510,8 +510,10 @@ specifies what type of debugging:
.TP
--debug=count
-Print a count of how many objects are created
-of the various classes used internally by SCons.
+Print how many objects are created
+of the various classes used internally by SCons
+before and after reading the SConscript files
+and before and after building targets.
This only works when run under Python 2.1 or later.
.TP
@@ -547,7 +549,7 @@ recomputing them each time they're needed.
--debug=memory
Prints how much memory SCons uses
before and after reading the SConscript files
-and before and after building.
+and before and after building targets.
.TP
--debug=objects