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diff --git a/bpkg/pkg-build.cli b/bpkg/pkg-build.cli
index d2844c2..740764b 100644
--- a/bpkg/pkg-build.cli
+++ b/bpkg/pkg-build.cli
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ namespace bpkg
unspecified, then \cb{pkg-build} will attempt to query the system package
manager for the installed version unless the system package manager is
unsupported or this functionality is disabled with \cb{--sys-no-query},
- in which case '\cb{/*}' <ver-spec> is assumed. If the system package
+ in which case the '\cb{/*}' <ver-spec> is assumed. If the system package
manager is supported, then the automatic installation of an available
- package can be requested with the \cb{--sys-install} option. If the
- version is not explicitly specified, then at least a stub package must be
- available from one of the repositories.
+ package can be requested with the \cb{--sys-install} option. Note that if
+ the version is not explicitly specified, then at least a stub package
+ must be available from one of the repositories.
Finally, a package can be specified as either the path to the package
archive (<file>) or to the package directory (<dir>\cb{/}; note that it
@@ -424,24 +424,24 @@ namespace bpkg
bool --sys-install
{
- "Automatically instruct the system package manager to install
- available versions of packages specified with the \cb{sys} scheme
- that are not already installed. See also the \cb{--sys-no-fetch},
- \cb{--sys-yes}, and \cb{--sys-sudo} options."
+ "Instruct the system package manager to install available versions of
+ packages specified with the \cb{sys} scheme that are not already
+ installed. See also the \cb{--sys-no-fetch}, \cb{--sys-yes}, and
+ \cb{--sys-sudo} options."
}
bool --sys-no-fetch
{
- "Do not automatically fetch the system package manager metadata
- before querying for available version. This option only makes
- sense together with \cb{--sys-install}."
+ "Do not fetch the system package manager metadata before querying for
+ available versions of packages specified with the \cb{sys} scheme.
+ This option only makes sense together with \cb{--sys-install}."
}
bool --sys-yes
{
"Assume the answer to the system package manager prompts is \cb{yes}.
Note that system package manager interactions may break your system
- and you should normally only use this option on throw-away systems
+ and you should normally only use this option on throw-away setups
(test virtual machines, etc)."
}
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ namespace bpkg
by default. Pass empty or the special \cb{false} value to disable the
use of the \cb{sudo} program. Note that the \cb{sudo} program is
normally only needed if the system package installation is enabled
- (\cb{--sys-install})."
+ with the \cb{--sys-install} option."
}
dir_paths --directory|-d