###Note that performing checkpointing via python script files will override
###checkpoint instructions built into binaries.
parser.add_option("--take-checkpoints", action="store", type="string",
- help="<M,N> will take checkpoint at cycle M and every N cycles thereafter")
+ help="<M,N> take checkpoints at tick M and every N ticks thereafter")
parser.add_option("--max-checkpoints", action="store", type="int",
help="the maximum number of checkpoints to drop", default=5)
parser.add_option("--checkpoint-dir", action="store", type="string",