improve mem init help text; fixes #2066

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/emcc b/emcc
index 1942be28..6191d1f5 100755
--- a/emcc
+++ b/emcc
@@ -485,10 +485,13 @@ Options that are modified or new in %s include:
                            libraries, and after any link-time optimizations
                            (if any).
 
-  --memory-init-file <on>  If on, we generate a separate memory initialization
-                           file. This is more efficient than storing the
-                           memory initialization data embedded inside
-                           JavaScript as text. (default is off)
+  --memory-init-file <on>  0: Do not emit a separate memory initialization
+                              file, keep the static initialization inside
+                              the generated JavaScript as text (default)
+                           1: Emit a separate memory initialization file
+                              in binary format. This is more efficient than
+                              storing it as text inside JavaScript, but does
+                              mean you have another file to publish.
 
   -Wno-warn-absolute-paths If not specified, the compiler will warn about any
                            uses of absolute paths in -I and -L command line