nitc: cleanup and synchronize options with the manpage

[nit.git] / src / compiler / abstract_compiler.nit

diff --git a/src/compiler/abstract_compiler.nit b/src/compiler/abstract_compiler.nit
index 55b644f..560dc60 100644 (file)
--- a/src/compiler/abstract_compiler.nit
+++ b/src/compiler/abstract_compiler.nit
@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@ import counter
 # Add compiling options
 redef class ToolContext
        # --output
-       var opt_output = new OptionString("Output file", "-o", "--output")
+       var opt_output = new OptionString("Filename of the generated executable", "-o", "--output")
        # --dir
        var opt_dir = new OptionString("Output directory", "--dir")
        # --no-cc
-       var opt_no_cc = new OptionBool("Do not invoke C compiler", "--no-cc")
+       var opt_no_cc = new OptionBool("Do not invoke the C compiler", "--no-cc")
        # --no-main
        var opt_no_main = new OptionBool("Do not generate main entry point", "--no-main")
        # --make-flags
-       var opt_make_flags = new OptionString("Additional options to make", "--make-flags")
+       var opt_make_flags = new OptionString("Additional options to the `make` command", "--make-flags")
        # --max-c-lines
        var opt_max_c_lines = new OptionInt("Maximum number of lines in generated C files. Use 0 for unlimited", 10000, "--max-c-lines")
        # --group-c-files
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ redef class ToolContext
        # --no-check-attr-isset
        var opt_no_check_attr_isset = new OptionBool("Disable isset tests before each attribute access (dangerous)", "--no-check-attr-isset")
        # --no-check-assert
-       var opt_no_check_assert = new OptionBool("Disable the evaluation of explicit 'assert' and 'as' (dangerous)", "--no-check-assert")
+       var opt_no_check_assert = new OptionBool("Disable the evaluation of explicit `assert` and `as` (dangerous)", "--no-check-assert")
        # --no-check-autocast
        var opt_no_check_autocast = new OptionBool("Disable implicit casts on unsafe expression usage (dangerous)", "--no-check-autocast")
        # --no-check-null
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ redef class ToolContext
        # --no-stacktrace
        var opt_no_stacktrace = new OptionBool("Disable the generation of stack traces", "--no-stacktrace")
        # --no-gcc-directives
-       var opt_no_gcc_directive = new OptionArray("Disable a advanced gcc directives for optimization", "--no-gcc-directive")
+       var opt_no_gcc_directive = new OptionArray("Disable advanced gcc directives for optimization", "--no-gcc-directive")
        # --release
        var opt_release = new OptionBool("Compile in release mode and finalize application", "--release")
        # -g
-       var opt_debug = new OptionBool("Compile in debug mode (no C-side optimization)", "--debug", "-g")
+       var opt_debug = new OptionBool("Compile in debug mode (no C-side optimization)", "-g", "--debug")
 
        redef init
        do