[dreimer] 37043: Overhaul of the help file. Now it starts to be worth its name.

Author: dreimer
Date: Tue Oct 28 12:52:14 2008
New Revision: 37043

URL: http://svn.reactos.org/svn/reactos?rev=37043&view=rev
Log:
Overhaul of the help file. Now it starts to be worth its name.

Modified:
    trunk/tools/RosBE/RosBE-Windows/Powershell/Help.ps1
    trunk/tools/RosBE/RosBE-Windows/Root/Help.cmd

Modified: trunk/tools/RosBE/RosBE-Windows/Powershell/Help.ps1
URL:
http://svn.reactos.org/svn/reactos/trunk/tools/RosBE/RosBE-Windows/Powershe…
==============================================================================
--- trunk/tools/RosBE/RosBE-Windows/Powershell/Help.ps1 [iso-8859-1] (original)
+++ trunk/tools/RosBE/RosBE-Windows/Powershell/Help.ps1 [iso-8859-1] Tue Oct 28 12:52:14
2008
@@ -13,17 +13,16 @@
 if ("$args" -eq "") {
     ""
     "Available Commands:"
-    "    make [OPTIONS]       - Without options it does a standard build of"
-    "                           ReactOS. OPTIONS are the standard ReactOS
build"
-    "                           options ie. ""bootcd"""
+    "    make [OPTIONS]       - Make does a standard build of ReactOS. OPTIONS
are"
+    "                           the standard ReactOS build options."
     "    makex [OPTIONS]      - Same as 'make' but automatically determines
the"
-    "                           number of CPU Cores in the system and uses -j"
-    "                           with the appropriate number."
+    "                           number of CPU Cores in the system and uses -j
with"
+    "                           the appropriate number."
     "    basedir              - Switch back to the ReactOS source directory."
 
     if (Test-Path "$_ROSBE_BASEDIR\charch.ps1") {
-        "    charch [OPTIONS]     - Change the Architecture to build for the"
-        "                           current RosBE session."
+        "    charch [OPTIONS]     - Change the Architecture to build ReactOS
for"
+        "                           for the current RosBE session."
     }
 
     if (Test-Path "$_ROSBE_BASEDIR\chdefdir.ps1") {
@@ -32,18 +31,18 @@
     }
 
     if (Test-Path "$_ROSBE_BASEDIR\chdefgcc.ps1") {
-        "    chdefgcc [PATH]      - Change the MinGW/GCC directory for the"
-        "                           current RosBE session."
-    }
-
-    "    clean [OPTIONS]      - Fully clean the ReactOS source directory
and/or"
-    "                           the RosBE build logs."
+        "    chdefgcc [PATH]      - Change the Host or Target MinGW/GCC
directory"
+        "                           for the current RosBE session."
+    }
+
+    "    clean [OPTIONS]      - Fully clean the ReactOS source directory and/or
the"
+    "                           RosBE build logs."
 
     if (Test-Path "$_ROSBE_BASEDIR\Config.ps1") {
         "    config [OPTIONS]     - Configures the way, ReactOS will be
built."
     }
 
-    "    help [COMMAND]       - Display the available commands or help on a"
+    "    help [COMMAND]       - Display the available commands or give help on
a"
     "                           specific command."
 
     if (Test-Path "$_ROSBE_BASEDIR\reladdr2line.ps1") {
@@ -64,7 +63,8 @@
     }
 
     if (Test-Path "$_ROSBE_BASEDIR\options.ps1") {
-        "    options              - Starts the RosBE configurator."
+        "    options              - Starts the RosBE configurator and sets
the."
+        "                           changes active immediately."
     }
 
     if (Test-Path "$_ROSBE_BASEDIR\update.ps1") {
@@ -81,15 +81,50 @@
 #
 if ("$args" -eq "make") {
     " Usage: make [OPTIONS]"
-    " Without options it does a standard build of ReactOS. OPTIONS are the"
-    " standard ReactOS build options ie. ""bootcd"",
""livecd"", etc."
+    " Make does a standard build of ReactOS. OPTIONS are the standard ReactOS
build"
+    " options:"
+        ""
+        "    all              - This target builds all of ReactOS."
+        "    ""module""         - Builds only the module with
the appropiate name."
+        "    bootcd           - Generates a BootCD ISO."
+        "    livecd           - Generates a LiveCD ISO."
+        "    install          - Installs ReactOS in the folder specified by
the"
+        "                       environment variable
""ROS_INSTALL""."
+        "    ""module""_install - Installs only the module with
the appropiate name in"
+        "                       the folder specified by the environment
variable"
+        "                       ""ROS_INSTALL""."
+        "    clean            - Deletes all files generated by the build
process."
+        "    ""module""_clean   - Deletes only the files of one
module with the"
+        "                       appropiate name."
+        "    depends          - Does a full dependency check on the ReactOS
Source"
+        "                       and generates a new makefile. This will take a
while."
+        "    ""module""-depends - Does a dependency check for
one module with the"
+        "                       appropiate name."
     exit
 }
 if ("$args" -eq "makex") {
     " Usage: makex [OPTIONS]"
-    " Same as 'make' but automatically determines the number of CPU Cores
in"
-    " the system and uses ""make -j x"" with the appropriate
number."
-    " NOTE: The number makex uses can be modified by editing Build.ps1"
+    " Same as 'make' but automatically determines the number of CPU Cores in
the"
+    " system and uses ""make -j x"" with the appropriate number.
OPTIONS are the"
+    " standard ReactOS build options:"
+        ""
+        "    all              - This target builds all of ReactOS."
+        "    ""module""         - Builds only the module with
the appropiate name."
+        "    bootcd           - Generates a BootCD ISO."
+        "    livecd           - Generates a LiveCD ISO."
+        "    install          - Installs ReactOS in the folder specified by
the"
+        "                       environment variable
""ROS_INSTALL""."
+        "    ""module""_install - Installs only the module with
the appropiate name in"
+        "                       the folder specified by the environment
variable"
+        "                       ""ROS_INSTALL""."
+        "    clean            - Deletes all files generated by the build
process."
+        "    ""module""_clean   - Deletes only the files of one
module with the"
+        "                       appropiate name."
+        "    depends          - Does a full dependency check on the ReactOS
Source"
+        "                       and generates a new makefile. This will take a
while."
+        "    ""module""-depends - Does a dependency check for
one module with the"
+        "                       appropiate name."
+    " NOTE: The number makex uses can be modified by editing Build.cmd"
     "       located in the RosBE directory, instructions for doing so are"
     "       contained within the file."
     exit
@@ -102,7 +137,7 @@
 if (Test-Path "$_ROSBE_BASEDIR\charch.ps1") {
     if ("$args" -eq "charch") {
         " Usage: charch [OPTIONS]"
-        " Change the ReactOS source directory for the current RosBE session."
+        " Change the Architecture to build ReactOS for, for the current RosBE
session."
         " Possible Architectures are: i386, ppc, arm, amd64."
         ""
         exit
@@ -122,6 +157,8 @@
         " Usage: chdefgcc [PATH]"
         " Change the MinGW/GCC directory for the current RosBE session."
         ""
+        "    Path - Path to set the Host or Target GCC to."
+        "    Type - Set it to ""target"" or
""host"""
         exit
     }
 }
@@ -138,10 +175,10 @@
         " Usage: config [OPTIONS]"
         " Creates a configuration file, which tells RosBE how to build the
tree."
         ""
-        "    delete - Deletes the created configuration file and so sets back"
-        "             to default settings."
-        "    update - Deletes the old created configuration file and updates"
-        "             it with a new, default one."
+        "    delete - Deletes the created configuration file and so sets back to
the"
+        "             default settings."
+        "    update - Deletes the old created configuration file and updates it with
a"
+        "             new, default one."
         exit
     }
 }
@@ -153,15 +190,14 @@
 if (Test-Path "$_ROSBE_BASEDIR\reladdr2line.ps1") {
     if ("$args" -eq "raddr2line") {
         " Usage: raddr2line [FILE] [ADDRESS]"
-        " Translates program addresses into file names and line numbers to"
-        " assist developers with finding specific bugs in ReactOS. If"
-        " either of the options is not given you will be prompted for it."
-        ""
-        " FILE    - This can be either a fully specified path or just the"
-        "           file name [you can use a partial name ie. ntdll*] of"
-        "           the executable to be analyzed. When using just a file"
-        "           the current directory and all sub-directories are"
-        "           searched."
+        " Translates program addresses into file names and line numbers to
assist"
+        " developers with finding specific bugs in ReactOS. If either of the
options"
+        " is not given you will be prompted for it."
+        ""
+        " FILE    - This can be either a fully specified path or just the file
name"
+        "           [you can use a partial name ie. ntdll*] of the executable to
be"
+        "           analyzed. When using just a file the current directory and
all"
+        "           sub-directories are searched."
         " ADDRESS - The address to be translated."
         ""
         exit
@@ -176,11 +212,11 @@
 if (Test-Path "$_ROSBE_BASEDIR\sSVN.ps1") {
     if  ("$args" -eq "ssvn") {
         " Usage: ssvn [OPTIONS]"
-        " Creates, updates or cleans up your ReactOS source tree or shows the"
-        " revision number of the local and online trees."
-        ""
-        "    update  - Updates to HEAD revision or to a specific one when"
-        "              second parameter specifies one."
+        " Creates, updates or cleans up your ReactOS source tree or shows the
revision"
+        " number of the local and online trees."
+        ""
+        "    update  - Updates to HEAD revision or to a specific one when the
second"
+        "              parameter specifies one."
         "    create  - Creates a new ReactOS source tree."
         "    cleanup - Cleans up and fixes errors in the source tree."
         "    status  - Show the current local and online revision numbers."
@@ -190,7 +226,8 @@
 if (Test-Path "$_ROSBE_BASEDIR\options.ps1") {
     if ("$args" -eq "options") {
         " Usage: options"
-        " Starts the RosBE configurator."
+        " Starts the RosBE configurator and sets the changes active in the
current."
+        " RosBE session."
         exit
     }
 }

Modified: trunk/tools/RosBE/RosBE-Windows/Root/Help.cmd
URL:
http://svn.reactos.org/svn/reactos/trunk/tools/RosBE/RosBE-Windows/Root/Hel…
==============================================================================
--- trunk/tools/RosBE/RosBE-Windows/Root/Help.cmd [iso-8859-1] (original)
+++ trunk/tools/RosBE/RosBE-Windows/Root/Help.cmd [iso-8859-1] Tue Oct 28 12:52:14 2008
@@ -19,17 +19,16 @@
 if "%1" == "" (
     echo.
     echo Available Commands:
-    echo    make [OPTIONS]       - Without options it does a standard build of
-    echo                           ReactOS. OPTIONS are the standard ReactOS build
-    echo                           options ie. "bootcd"
+    echo    make [OPTIONS]       - Make does a standard build of ReactOS. OPTIONS are
+    echo                           the standard ReactOS build options.
     echo    makex [OPTIONS]      - Same as 'make' but automatically determines
the
-    echo                           number of CPU Cores in the system and uses -j
-    echo                           with the appropriate number.
+    echo                           number of CPU Cores in the system and uses -j with
+    echo                           the appropriate number.
     echo    basedir              - Switch back to the ReactOS source directory.
 
     if exist "%_ROSBE_BASEDIR%\charch.cmd" (
-        echo    charch [OPTIONS]     - Change the Architecture to build for the
-        echo                           current RosBE session.
+        echo    charch [OPTIONS]     - Change the Architecture to build ReactOS for
+        echo                           for the current RosBE session.
     )
 
     if exist "%_ROSBE_BASEDIR%\chdefdir.cmd" (
@@ -38,18 +37,18 @@
     )
 
     if exist "%_ROSBE_BASEDIR%\chdefgcc.cmd" (
-        echo    chdefgcc [OPTIONS]   - Change the MinGW/GCC directory for the
-        echo                           current RosBE session.
-    )
-
-    echo    clean [OPTIONS]      - Fully clean the ReactOS source directory and/or
-    echo                           the RosBE build logs.
+        echo    chdefgcc [OPTIONS]   - Change the Host or Target MinGW/GCC directory
+        echo                           for the current RosBE session.
+    )
+
+    echo    clean [OPTIONS]      - Fully clean the ReactOS source directory and/or the
+    echo                           RosBE build logs.
 
     if exist "%_ROSBE_BASEDIR%\Config.cmd" (
         echo    config [OPTIONS]     - Configures the way, ReactOS will be built.
     )
 
-    echo    help [COMMAND]       - Display the available commands or help on a
+    echo    help [COMMAND]       - Display the available commands or give help on a
     echo                           specific command.
 
     if exist "%_ROSBE_BASEDIR%\reladdr2line.cmd" (
@@ -70,7 +69,8 @@
     )
 
     if exist "%_ROSBE_BASEDIR%\options.cmd" (
-        echo    options              - Starts the RosBE configurator.
+        echo    options              - Starts the RosBE configurator and sets the
+        echo                           changes active immediately.
     )
 
     if exist "%_ROSBE_BASEDIR%\update.cmd" (
@@ -87,14 +87,49 @@
 ::
 if /i "%1" == "make" (
     echo Usage: make [OPTIONS]
-    echo Without options it does a standard build of ReactOS. OPTIONS are the
-    echo standard ReactOS build options ie. "bootcd", "livecd", etc.
+    echo Make does a standard build of ReactOS. OPTIONS are the standard ReactOS build
+    echo options:
+        echo.
+        echo    all              - This target builds all of ReactOS.
+        echo    "module"         - Builds only the module with the appropiate
name.
+        echo    bootcd           - Generates a BootCD ISO.
+        echo    livecd           - Generates a LiveCD ISO.
+        echo    install          - Installs ReactOS in the folder specified by the
+        echo                       environment variable "ROS_INSTALL".
+        echo    "module"_install - Installs only the module with the appropiate
name in
+        echo                       the folder specified by the environment variable
+        echo                       "ROS_INSTALL".
+        echo    clean            - Deletes all files generated by the build process.
+        echo    "module"_clean   - Deletes only the files of one module with
the
+        echo                       appropiate name.
+        echo    depends          - Does a full dependency check on the ReactOS Source
+        echo                       and generates a new makefile. This will take a while.
+        echo    "module"-depends - Does a dependency check for one module with
the
+        echo                       appropiate name.
     goto :EOC
 )
 if /i "%1" == "makex" (
     echo Usage: makex [OPTIONS]
-    echo Same as 'make' but automatically determines the number of CPU Cores in
-    echo the system and uses "make -j x" with the appropriate number.
+    echo Same as 'make' but automatically determines the number of CPU Cores in
the
+    echo system and uses "make -j x" with the appropriate number. OPTIONS are
the
+    echo standard ReactOS build options:
+        echo.
+        echo    all              - This target builds all of ReactOS.
+        echo    "module"         - Builds only the module with the appropiate
name.
+        echo    bootcd           - Generates a BootCD ISO.
+        echo    livecd           - Generates a LiveCD ISO.
+        echo    install          - Installs ReactOS in the folder specified by the
+        echo                       environment variable "ROS_INSTALL".
+        echo    "module"_install - Installs only the module with the appropiate
name in
+        echo                       the folder specified by the environment variable
+        echo                       "ROS_INSTALL".
+        echo    clean            - Deletes all files generated by the build process.
+        echo    "module"_clean   - Deletes only the files of one module with
the
+        echo                       appropiate name.
+        echo    depends          - Does a full dependency check on the ReactOS Source
+        echo                       and generates a new makefile. This will take a while.
+        echo    "module"-depends - Does a dependency check for one module with
the
+        echo                       appropiate name.
     echo NOTE: The number makex uses can be modified by editing Build.cmd
     echo       located in the RosBE directory, instructions for doing so are
     echo       contained within the file.
@@ -108,7 +143,7 @@
 if exist "%_ROSBE_BASEDIR%\charch.cmd" (
     if /i "%1" == "charch" (
         echo Usage: charch [OPTIONS]
-        echo Change the ReactOS source directory for the current RosBE session.
+        echo Change the Architecture to build ReactOS for, for the current RosBE
session.
         echo Possible Architectures are: i386, ppc, arm, amd64.
         echo.
         goto :EOC
@@ -128,7 +163,7 @@
         echo Usage: chdefgcc [OPTIONS]
         echo Change the MinGW/GCC Target/Host directory for the current RosBE session.
         echo.
-        echo    Path - Path to set the Host of Target GCC to.
+        echo    Path - Path to set the Host or Target GCC to.
         echo    Type - Set it to "target" or "host"
         goto :EOC
     )
@@ -146,10 +181,10 @@
         echo Usage: config [OPTIONS]
         echo Creates a configuration file, which tells RosBE how to build the tree.
         echo.
-        echo    delete - Deletes the created configuration file and so sets back
-        echo             to default settings.
-        echo    update - Deletes the old created configuration file and updates
-        echo             it with a new, default one.
+        echo    delete - Deletes the created configuration file and so sets back to
default
+        echo             settings.
+        echo    update - Deletes the old created configuration file and updates it with
a
+        echo             new, default one.
         goto :EOC
     )
 )
@@ -161,15 +196,14 @@
 if exist "%_ROSBE_BASEDIR%\reladdr2line.cmd" (
     if /i "%1" == "raddr2line" (
         echo Usage: raddr2line [FILE] [ADDRESS]
-        echo Translates program addresses into file names and line numbers to
-        echo assist developers with finding specific bugs in ReactOS. If
-        echo either of the options is not given you will be prompted for it.
-        echo.
-        echo FILE    - This can be either a fully specified path or just the
-        echo           file name [you can use a partial name ie. ntdll*] of
-        echo           the executable to be analyzed. When using just a file
-        echo           the current directory and all sub-directories are
-        echo           searched.
+        echo Translates program addresses into file names and line numbers to assist
+        echo developers with finding specific bugs in ReactOS. If either of the options
+        echo is not given you will be prompted for it.
+        echo.
+        echo FILE    - This can be either a fully specified path or just the file name
+        echo           [you can use a partial name ie. ntdll*] of the executable to be
+        echo           analyzed. When using just a file the current directory and all
+        echo           sub-directories are searched.
         echo ADDRESS - The address to be translated.
         echo.
         goto :EOC
@@ -184,11 +218,11 @@
 if exist "%_ROSBE_BASEDIR%\sSVN.cmd" (
     if /i "%1" == "ssvn" (
         echo Usage: ssvn [OPTIONS]
-        echo Creates, updates or cleans up your ReactOS source tree or shows the
-        echo revision number of the local and online trees.
-        echo.
-        echo    update  - Updates to HEAD revision or to a specific one when
-        echo              second parameter specifies one.
+        echo Creates, updates or cleans up your ReactOS source tree or shows the
revision
+        echo number of the local and online trees.
+        echo.
+        echo    update  - Updates to HEAD revision or to a specific one when the second
+        echo              parameter specifies one.
         echo    create  - Creates a new ReactOS source tree.
         echo    cleanup - Cleans up and fixes errors in the source tree.
         echo    status  - Show the current local and online revision numbers.
@@ -198,7 +232,8 @@
 if exist "%_ROSBE_BASEDIR%\options.cmd" (
     if /i "%1" == "options" (
         echo Usage: options
-        echo Starts the RosBE configurator.
+        echo Starts the RosBE configurator and sets the changes active in the current
+        echo RosBE session.
         goto :EOC
     )
 )