diff -up asymptote-2.03/settings.cc.BAD asymptote-2.03/settings.cc
--- asymptote-2.03/settings.cc.BAD	2010-08-05 14:01:44.467951925 -0400
+++ asymptote-2.03/settings.cc	2010-08-05 14:04:27.597952001 -0400
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ struct option : public gc {
         cerr << endl;
         cerr << std::left << std::setw(WIDTH) << "";
       }
+      cerr << " ";
       cerr << desc;
       if(cmdlineonly) cerr << "; command-line only";
       if(Default != "")