[Python-checkins] cpython (2.7): Issue #5501: Clarify that invoking freeze_support() on non-Windows platforms

[berker.peksag]

https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/8b20a606ecde
changeset:   99795:8b20a606ecde
branch:      2.7
parent:      99774:0792a0ad7f22
user:        Berker Peksag <berker.peksag at gmail.com>
date:        Thu Jan 07 18:49:53 2016 +0200
summary:
  Issue #5501: Clarify that invoking freeze_support() on non-Windows platforms has no effect

Patch by Davin Potts and Camilla Montonen.

files:
  Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst |  6 ++++--
  1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
--- a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
@@ -751,8 +751,10 @@
    If the ``freeze_support()`` line is omitted then trying to run the frozen
    executable will raise :exc:`RuntimeError`.
 
-   If the module is being run normally by the Python interpreter then
-   :func:`freeze_support` has no effect.
+   Calling ``freeze_support()`` has no effect when invoked on any operating
+   system other than Windows.  In addition, if the module is being run
+   normally by the Python interpreter on Windows (the program has not been
+   frozen), then ``freeze_support()`` has no effect.
 
 .. function:: set_executable()
 

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Repository URL: https://hg.python.org/cpython