From: Georg Brandl <georg@python.org>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 19:55:37 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: backport [ 1190563 ] os.waitpid docs don't specify return value for WNOHANG
X-Git-Tag: v2.4.2c1~170
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=453bc2850fd4767f8e39433aba52989c19e3de3c;p=thirdparty%2FPython%2Fcpython.git

backport [ 1190563 ] os.waitpid docs don't specify return value for WNOHANG
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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libos.tex b/Doc/lib/libos.tex
index 5ac099e97980..338476370a7f 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libos.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libos.tex
@@ -1657,8 +1657,9 @@ return suitable process handles.
 \end{funcdesc}
 
 \begin{datadesc}{WNOHANG}
-The option for \function{waitpid()} to avoid hanging if no child
-process status is available immediately.
+The option for \function{waitpid()} to return immediately if no child
+process status is available immediately. The function returns
+\code{(0, 0)} in this case.
 Availability: Macintosh, \UNIX.
 \end{datadesc}