Reformat the output of "make help" to make the columns line up.

Remove superfluous blanks.

Describe all commands consistently by commands (e.g. "delete") instead
of changing between "to delete" and "deletes".

Clarify some descriptions.


git-svn-id: http://svn.cactuscode.org/flesh/trunk@4049 17b73243-c579-4c4c-a9d2-2d5706c11dac

1 files changed, 40 insertions, 44 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c1310a96..2c5a6590 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #
 #
 #   @enddesc
-#   @version $Id: Makefile,v 1.166 2005-01-21 15:54:41 goodale Exp $
+#   @version $Id: Makefile,v 1.167 2005-05-15 11:27:47 schnetter Exp $
 # @@*/
 
 ##################################################################################
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ help:
 	@echo "******************************"
 ifeq ($(strip $(CONFIGURATIONS)),)
 	@echo There are no configurations currently specified.
-	@echo \'$(MAKE) \<name\>\' will run a setup script to setup a configuration called \'\<name\>\'.
+	@echo \'$(MAKE) \<name\>\' will run a setup script to set up a configuration called \'\<name\>\'.
 else
 	@echo The following configurations are currently specified
 	@echo
@@ -351,62 +351,58 @@ else
 	@echo There is a range of options available to act on a configuration.
 	@echo These are activated by $(MAKE) \<conf-name\>-\<option\>
 	@echo Valid options are
-	@echo "  -build         : to build individual thorns of a configuration."
-	@echo "  -clean         : to clean a configuration."
-	@echo "                  (deletes all object and dependency files in"
-	@echo "                   the configuration)."
-	@echo "  -cleandeps     : to clean a configuration's dependency files."
-	@echo "  -cleanobjs     : to clean a configuration's object files."
-	@echo "  -config        : to create a new configuration or reconfigure an existing one"
+	@echo "  -build         : build individual thorns of a configuration."
+	@echo "  -clean         : clean a configuration"
+	@echo "                  (deletes all object and dependency files"
+	@echo "                   in the configuration)."
+	@echo "  -cleandeps     : clean a configuration's dependency files."
+	@echo "  -cleanobjs     : clean a configuration's object files."
+	@echo "  -config        : create a new configuration, or reconfigure an existing one"
 	@echo "                  (overwrites previous configuration options)."
-	@echo "  -configinfo    : to display the configuration options for a configuration."
-	@echo "  -delete        : to delete a configuration."
-	@echo "  -editthorns    : edits the ThornList file."
-	@echo "  -realclean     : to restore a configuration to almost a new state."
+	@echo "  -configinfo    : display the configuration options for a configuration."
+	@echo "  -delete        : delete a configuration."
+	@echo "  -editthorns    : edit the ThornList file."
+	@echo "  -realclean     : restore a configuration to almost a new state."
 	@echo "                  (deletes all but the config-data directory"
 	@echo "                   and the ThornList file)."
-	@echo "  -rebuild       : to rebuild a configuration."
-	@echo "                  (forces the CST to be rerun)."
-	@echo "  -reconfig      : to reconfigure an existing configuration"
+	@echo "  -rebuild       : rebuild a configuration (forces the CST to be rerun)."
+	@echo "  -reconfig      : reconfigure an existing configuration"
 	@echo "                   using its previous configuration options."
-	@echo "  -utils         : to build a configuration's utility programs."
-	@echo "  -testsuite     : run the test program."
-	@echo "  -thornlist     : regenerates the ThornList file."
-	@echo "  -ThornGuide    : creates the thorn manual for a specific configuration."
-	@echo "  -cvsupdate     : updates the files for a specific configuration."
-	@echo "  -examples      : copies thorn parameter files to examples directory."
+	@echo "  -utils         : build a configuration's utility programs."
+	@echo "  -testsuite     : run the test suites."
+	@echo "  -thornlist     : regenerate the ThornList file."
+	@echo "  -ThornGuide    : create the thorn manual for a specific configuration."
+	@echo "  -cvsupdate     : update the files for a specific configuration."
+	@echo "  -examples      : copy thorn parameter files to examples directory."
 endif
 	@echo $(DIVIDER)
 	@echo There are options available to act on thorns.
 	@echo These are activated by $(MAKE) \<thorn-name\>-\<option\>
 	@echo Valid options are
-	@echo "  -ThornDoc      : produces the documentation for the thorn."
+	@echo "  -ThornDoc      : produce the documentation for the thorn."
 	@echo $(DIVIDER)
 	@echo $(MAKE) also knows the following targets
 	@echo
 	@echo "  checkout         - checkout public arrangements/thorns."
-	@echo "  cvsdiff          - differences between installed Cactus and"
-	@echo "	                    version in CVS repository."
-	@echo "  cvsstatus        - reports on status of Cactus when installed"
-	@echo "	                    from CVS."
-	@echo "  cvsupdate        - update flesh and arrangements from CVS"
-	@echo "  default          - creates a new configuration with "
-	@echo "			    a default name."
-	@echo "  distclean        - deletes all existing configurations."
+	@echo "  cvsdiff          - show differences between installed Cactus and"
+	@echo "                     version in CVS repository."
+	@echo "  cvsstatus        - report on status of Cactus (when installed from CVS)."
+	@echo "  cvsupdate        - update flesh and arrangements from. CVS"
+	@echo "  default          - create a new configuration with a default name."
+	@echo "  distclean        - delete all existing configurations."
 	@echo "  downsize         - remove non-essential files."
-	@echo "  MaintGuide       - creates maintainers manual, MaintGuide.ps."
-	@echo "  newthorn         - creates a new thorn."
-	@echo "  TAGS             - creates an Emacs TAGS file."
-	@echo "  tags             - creates a Vi TAGS file."
-	@echo "  thorninfo        - give information about all available "
-	@echo "                     thorns."
-	@echo "  UsersGuide       - creates users manual doc/UsersGuide.ps."
-	@echo "  ReferenceManual  - creates reference manual doc/ReferenceManual.ps."
-	@echo "  ThornGuide       - creates the thorn manual doc/ThornGuide.ps"
-	@echo "  ThornDoc         - creates documentation for all thorns in doc/ThornDoc"
-	@echo "  ArrangementDoc   - creates documentation for all arrangements"
-	@echo "                     in doc/ArrangementDoc"
-	@echo "  <anything else>  - prompts to create such a configuration."
+	@echo "  MaintGuide       - create maintainers manual, MaintGuide.ps."
+	@echo "  newthorn         - create a new thorn."
+	@echo "  TAGS             - create an emacs TAGS file."
+	@echo "  tags             - create a vi TAGS file."
+	@echo "  thorninfo        - give information about all available thorns."
+	@echo "  UsersGuide       - create users manual doc/UsersGuide.ps."
+	@echo "  ReferenceManual  - create reference manual doc/ReferenceManual.ps."
+	@echo "  ThornGuide       - create the thorn manual doc/ThornGuide.ps."
+	@echo "  ThornDoc         - create documentation for all thorns in doc/ThornDoc."
+	@echo "  ArrangementDoc   - create documentation for all arrangements"
+	@echo "                     in doc/ArrangementDoc."
+	@echo "  <anything else>  - prompt to create a configuration with that name."
 	@echo $(DIVIDER)