[Python-checkins] r75607 - python/trunk/Doc/library/signal.rst

georg.brandl python-checkins at python.org
Thu Oct 22 17:04:10 CEST 2009


Author: georg.brandl
Date: Thu Oct 22 17:04:09 2009
New Revision: 75607

Log:
#7088: document new functions in signal as Unix-only.

Modified:
   python/trunk/Doc/library/signal.rst

Modified: python/trunk/Doc/library/signal.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Doc/library/signal.rst	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/library/signal.rst	Thu Oct 22 17:04:09 2009
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
    The old values are returned as a tuple: (delay, interval).
 
    Attempting to pass an invalid interval timer will cause an
-   :exc:`ItimerError`.
+   :exc:`ItimerError`.  Availability: Unix.
 
    .. versionadded:: 2.6
 
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@
 .. function:: getitimer(which)
 
    Returns current value of a given interval timer specified by *which*.
+   Availability: Unix.
 
    .. versionadded:: 2.6
 
@@ -186,14 +187,14 @@
 
 .. function:: siginterrupt(signalnum, flag)
 
-   Change system call restart behaviour: if *flag* is :const:`False`, system calls
-   will be restarted when interrupted by signal *signalnum*, otherwise system calls will
-   be interrupted. Returns nothing. Availability: Unix (see the man page
-   :manpage:`siginterrupt(3)` for further information).
-
-   Note that installing a signal handler with :func:`signal` will reset the restart
-   behaviour to interruptible by implicitly calling :cfunc:`siginterrupt` with a true *flag*
-   value for the given signal.
+   Change system call restart behaviour: if *flag* is :const:`False`, system
+   calls will be restarted when interrupted by signal *signalnum*, otherwise
+   system calls will be interrupted.  Returns nothing.  Availability: Unix (see
+   the man page :manpage:`siginterrupt(3)` for further information).
+
+   Note that installing a signal handler with :func:`signal` will reset the
+   restart behaviour to interruptible by implicitly calling
+   :cfunc:`siginterrupt` with a true *flag* value for the given signal.
 
    .. versionadded:: 2.6
 


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