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| author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 2003-10-13 19:27:15 +0000 |
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| committer | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 2003-10-13 19:27:15 +0000 |
| commit | 7c47f838af80784f52848e1310eb3fba576f0081 (patch) | |
| tree | 71209f6aecdacca5a58bdaa29cae3facaf22eaf5 /lispref | |
| parent | da3178e26d1bee1d1951e01987e9defd7a167fb9 (diff) | |
| download | emacs-7c47f838af80784f52848e1310eb3fba576f0081.tar.gz | |
(System Environment): Clean up text for load-average errors.
Diffstat (limited to 'lispref')
| -rw-r--r-- | lispref/os.texi | 8 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lispref/os.texi b/lispref/os.texi index f6870245b69..7e358c20571 100644 --- a/lispref/os.texi +++ b/lispref/os.texi @@ -796,10 +796,10 @@ averages, which indicate the average number of processes trying to run. If @var{use-float} is non-@code{nil}, then they are returned as floating point numbers and without multiplying by 100. -An error is thrown if the load average can't be obtained. In some -cases making it work would require Emacs being installed setuid or -setgid so that it can read kernel information, and that usually isn't -advisable. +If it is impossible to obtain the load average, this function signals +an error. On some platforms, access to load averages requires +installing Emacs as setuid or setgid so that it can read kernel +information, and that usually isn't advisable. @example @group |