man scons says:
-h, --help
Print a local help message for this build, if one is defined in
the SConscript file(s), plus a line that describes the -H option
for command-line option help. If no local help message is
defined, prints the standard help message about command-line
options. Exits after displaying the appropriate message.
OK, lets try that:
$ scons --help
scons: Reading SConscript files ...
scons version: 2.0.1
python version: 2 7 1 'final' 0
Checking whether the C++ compiler worksyes
Checking for C library stdc++... yes
Checking for C++ header file pcrecpp.h... no
can't find pcre
Yes, right, thank you.
I'm not sure whose fault this hateful incompetence is - the authors of scons,
or the authors of the package's SConstruct file. But, frankly, I don't care.
What is the point of having the ability to have local help information, if
it's not possible to read it unless you meet the package prerequisites?
Which, you know, might be why I'm looking for help.
Nicholas Clark
