From 57ad848f47a5e175b9523360042cfc607b85fe81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Todd Gamblin Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2023 01:17:37 -0800 Subject: commands: better install status help formatting (#41527) Before (hard to read, doesn't fit on small terminals): : ```console -I, --install-status show install status of packages packages can be: installed [+], missing and needed by an installed package [-], installed in an upstream instance [^], or not installed (no annotation) ``` After (fits in 80 columns): ```console -I, --install-status show install status of packages [+] installed [^] installed in an upstream - not installed [-] missing dep of installed package ``` --- lib/spack/spack/cmd/common/arguments.py | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'lib') diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/common/arguments.py b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/common/arguments.py index 883a7d31c2..c30b06ce74 100644 --- a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/common/arguments.py +++ b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/common/arguments.py @@ -384,10 +384,11 @@ def install_status(): "--install-status", action="store_true", default=True, - help="show install status of packages\n\npackages can be: " - "installed [+], missing and needed by an installed package [-], " - "installed in an upstream instance [^], " - "or not installed (no annotation)", + help=( + "show install status of packages\n" + "[+] installed [^] installed in an upstream\n" + " - not installed [-] missing dep of installed package\n" + ), ) -- cgit v1.2.3-60-g2f50