From: Sam Gross <colesbury@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:37:07 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: gh-108223: Document --disable-gil flag in configure (#108236)
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gh-108223: Document --disable-gil flag in configure (#108236)
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diff --git a/Doc/using/configure.rst b/Doc/using/configure.rst
index f4adea82a87c..50f60ee54fed 100644
--- a/Doc/using/configure.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/configure.rst
@@ -185,6 +185,15 @@ General Options
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.11
 
+.. cmdoption:: --disable-gil
+
+   Enables **experimental** support for running Python without the
+   :term:`global interpreter lock` (GIL).
+
+   See :pep:`703` "Making the Global Interpreter Lock Optional in CPython".
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.13
+
 WebAssembly Options
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