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diff --git a/doc/man/sconsign.xml b/doc/man/sconsign.xml index 03b6351..958bbac 100644 --- a/doc/man/sconsign.xml +++ b/doc/man/sconsign.xml @@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ --> -<!-- lifted from troff+man by doclifter --> <refentry id='sconsign1' xmlns="http://www.scons.org/dbxsd/v1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" @@ -53,14 +52,15 @@ <para>The <command>sconsign</command> command -displays the contents of one or more signature -("<markup>sconsign</markup>") -files specified by the user.</para> +displays the contents of one or more signature database +(<firstterm>sconsign</firstterm>) +files used by the <command>scons</command> build tool. +</para> <para>By default, <command>sconsign</command> dumps the entire contents of the -specified file(s). +sconsign file(s). Without the verbose option, each entry is printed in the following format:</para> @@ -74,14 +74,18 @@ file: signature timestamp length <para><emphasis role="bold">None</emphasis> is printed -in place of any missing timestamp, build signature ("bsig"), -or content signature ("csig") +in place of any missing timestamp, <firstterm>build signature</firstterm> +(<emphasis role="bold">bsig</emphasis>), +or <firstterm>content signature</firstterm> +(<emphasis role="bold">csig</emphasis>) values for any entry or any of its dependencies. If the entry has no implicit dependencies, or no build action, -the lines are simply omitted. +the lines are simply omitted.</para> + +<para> The verbose option expands the display into a more human readable format. </para> @@ -89,9 +93,9 @@ readable format. <para>By default, <command>sconsign</command> assumes that any -<emphasis>file</emphasis> +<replaceable>file</replaceable> arguments that end with a -<markup>.dbm</markup> +<filename>.dbm</filename> suffix contains signature entries for more than one directory @@ -100,11 +104,11 @@ was specified by the <emphasis role="bold">SConsignFile</emphasis> function). Any -<emphasis>file</emphasis> +<replaceable>file</replaceable> argument that ends in -<markup>.dblite</markup> +<filename>.dblite</filename> is assumed to be a traditional -<markup>.sconsign</markup> +sconsign file containing the signature entries for a single directory. If neither of those is true, @@ -120,7 +124,7 @@ options. </para> <para> If there are no -<emphasis>file</emphasis> +<replaceable>file</replaceable> arguments, the name <filename>.sconsign.dblite</filename> is assumed. @@ -128,13 +132,18 @@ is assumed. </refsect1> -<refsect1 id='options'><title>OPTIONS</title> +<refsect1 id='options'> +<title>OPTIONS</title> <para>Various options control what information is printed and the format:</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> - <term>-a, --act, --action</term> + <term> + <option>-a</option>, + <option>--act</option>, + <option>--action</option> + </term> <listitem> <para>Prints the build action information for all entries or the specified entries.</para> @@ -142,7 +151,10 @@ for all entries or the specified entries.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term>-c, --csig</term> + <term> + <option>-c</option>, + <option>--csig</option> + </term> <listitem> <para>Prints the content signature (csig) information for all entries or the specified entries.</para> @@ -150,11 +162,14 @@ for all entries or the specified entries.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term>-d DIRECTORY, --dir=DIRECTORY</term> + <term> + <option>-d <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option>, + <option>--dir=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option> + </term> <listitem> <para>When the signatures are being read from a -<markup>.dbm</markup> +<filename>.dbm</filename> file, or the <option>-f dbm</option> or @@ -163,29 +178,35 @@ options are used, prints information about only the signatures for entries in the specified -<emphasis>DIRECTORY</emphasis>.</para> +<replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable>.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term>-e ENTRY, --entry=ENTRY</term> + <term> + <option>-e <replaceable>ENTRY</replaceable></option>, + <option>--entry=<replaceable>ENTRY</replaceable></option> + </term> <listitem> <para>Prints information about only the specified -<emphasis>ENTRY</emphasis>. -Multiple -e options may be used, +<replaceable>ENTRY</replaceable>. +Multiple <option>-e</option> options may be used, in which case information about each -<emphasis>ENTRY</emphasis> +<replaceable>ENTRY</replaceable> is printed in the order in which the options are specified on the command line.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term>-f FORMAT, --format=FORMAT</term> + <term> + <option>-f <replaceable>FORMAT</replaceable></option>, + <option>--format=<replaceable>FORMAT</replaceable></option> + </term> <listitem> <para>The file(s) to be printed are in the specified -<emphasis>FORMAT</emphasis>. +<replaceable>FORMAT</replaceable>. Legal values are <emphasis role="bold">dbm</emphasis> (the DBM format used @@ -196,20 +217,26 @@ or <command>sconsign</command> (the default format used for an individual -<markup>.sconsign</markup> +<filename>.sconsign</filename> file in each directory).</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term>-h, --help</term> + <term> + <option>-h</option>, + <option>--help</option> + </term> <listitem> <para>Prints a help message and exits.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term>-i, --implicit</term> + <term> + <option>-i</option>, + <option>--implicit</option> + </term> <listitem> <para>Prints the list of cached implicit dependencies for all entries or for the specified entries.</para> @@ -217,7 +244,7 @@ for all entries or for the specified entries.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term>--raw</term> + <term><option>--raw</option></term> <listitem> <para>Prints a pretty-printed representation of the raw Python dictionary that holds @@ -228,7 +255,10 @@ An entry's build action is still printed in its usual format.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term>-r, --readable</term> + <term> + <option>-r</option>, + <option>--readable</option> + </term> <listitem> <para>Prints timestamps in a human-readable string, enclosed in single quotes.</para> @@ -236,7 +266,10 @@ enclosed in single quotes.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term>-t, --timestamp</term> + <term> + <option>-t</option>, + <option>--timestamp</option> + </term> <listitem> <para>Prints the timestamp information for all entries or the specified entries.</para> @@ -244,7 +277,10 @@ for all entries or the specified entries.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term>-v, --verbose</term> + <term> + <option>-v</option>, + <option>--verbose</option> + </term> <listitem> <para>Prints labels identifying each field being printed.</para> @@ -253,34 +289,37 @@ for all entries or the specified entries.</para> </variablelist> </refsect1> -<refsect1 id='environment'><title>ENVIRONMENT</title> +<refsect1 id='environment'> +<title>ENVIRONMENT</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> - <term>SCONS_LIB_DIR</term> + <term><envar>SCONS_LIB_DIR</envar></term> <listitem> <para>Specifies the directory that contains the SCons Python module directory (e.g. -<filename class='directory'>/home/aroach/scons-src-0.01/src/engine</filename>). -on the command line.</para> +<filename class='directory'>/home/aroach/scons-src/SCons</filename>). +</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </refsect1> -<refsect1 id='see_also'><title>SEE ALSO</title> -<para><emphasis role="bold">scons</emphasis>, -<emphasis role="bold">scons</emphasis> -User Manual, -<emphasis role="bold">scons</emphasis> -Design Document, -<emphasis role="bold">scons</emphasis> -source code.</para> - +<refsect1 id='see_also'> +<title>SEE ALSO</title> +<command>scons</command>, +the SCons User Guide at +<ulink url="https://scons.org/doc/production/HTML/scons-user.html"/>, +the SCons source code +<ulink url="https://github.com/SCons/scons"> +on GitHub</ulink>. </refsect1> -<refsect1 id='authors'><title>AUTHORS</title> -<para>Steven Knight <knight at baldmt dot com></para> +<refsect1 id='authors'> +<title>AUTHORS</title> +<para>Originally: Steven Knight <email>knight@baldmt.com</email> +and Anthony Roach <email>aroach@electriceyeball.com</email>. +Since 2010: The SCons Development Team <email>scons-dev@scons.org</email>. +</para> </refsect1> </refentry> - |