Index: trunk/ippScripts/scripts/dist_advancerun.pl
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--- trunk/ippScripts/scripts/dist_advancerun.pl	(revision 23744)
+++ trunk/ippScripts/scripts/dist_advancerun.pl	(revision 23777)
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@
 
 # Parse the command-line arguments
-my ($dist_id, $stage, $stage_id, $outroot);
+my ($dist_id, $stage, $stage_id, $outdir);
 my ($dbname, $save_temps, $verbose, $no_update, $no_op, $logfile);
 
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@
            'stage=s'        => \$stage,      # raw, chip, warp, or diff
            'stage_id=s'     => \$stage_id,   # exp_id, chip_id, warp_id, or diff_id
-           'outroot=s'      => \$outroot,    # "directory" for outputs
+           'outdir=s'       => \$outdir,    # "directory" for outputs
            'save-temps'     => \$save_temps, # Save temporary files?
            'dbname=s'       => \$dbname,     # Database name
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@
 
 pod2usage( -msg => "Unknown option: @ARGV", -exitval => 2 ) if @ARGV;
-pod2usage( -msg => "Required options: --dist_id --stage --stage_id --outroot",
+pod2usage( -msg => "Required options: --dist_id --stage --stage_id --outdir",
            -exitval => 3) unless
     defined $dist_id and
     defined $stage and
     defined $stage_id and
-    defined $outroot;
+    defined $outdir;
 
 $ipprc->redirect_output($logfile) if $logfile;
@@ -90,5 +90,5 @@
 
 # XXX we should create a file rule for this
-my $outfile = "$outroot/dbinfo.$stage.$stage_id.mdc";
+my $outfile = "$outdir/dbinfo.$stage.$stage_id.mdc";
 
 {