configure --help works $ cd $TESTDIR/../../.. $ touch $TMP/mozconfig $ export MOZCONFIG=$TMP/mozconfig $ ./configure --help 2>& 1 | head -n 7 Adding configure options from */tmp/mozconfig (glob) checking for vcs source checkout... hg checking for vcs source checkout... hg Usage: configure.py [options] Options: [defaults in brackets after descriptions] --help print this message