From: Glenn Morris Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:55:06 +0000 (-0700) Subject: * processes.texi (Accepting Output): Discourage use of `millisec' argument. X-Git-Tag: emacs-24.0.96~72 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=4f5d565ff35cd843ffed06e02e4c5642433124cb;p=emacs.git * processes.texi (Accepting Output): Discourage use of `millisec' argument. --- diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog index 3335e8a5c0c..d20c4d19c3a 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ * processes.texi (Process Information, Input to Processes) (Signals to Processes, Output from Processes, Process Buffers) (Filter Functions, Decoding Output): Copyedits. + (Accepting Output): Discourage use of `millisec' argument. 2012-04-15 Glenn Morris diff --git a/doc/lispref/processes.texi b/doc/lispref/processes.texi index 94730a24df5..fd8bc717d09 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/processes.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/processes.texi @@ -1465,7 +1465,6 @@ output is inserted in the associated buffers or given to their filter functions. If @var{process} is non-@code{nil} then this function does not return until some output has been received from @var{process}. -@c Emacs 19 feature The arguments @var{seconds} and @var{millisec} let you specify timeout periods. The former specifies a period measured in seconds and the latter specifies one measured in milliseconds. The two time periods @@ -1473,10 +1472,10 @@ thus specified are added together, and @code{accept-process-output} returns after that much time, whether or not there has been any subprocess output. -The argument @var{millisec} is semi-obsolete nowadays because -@var{seconds} can be a floating point number to specify waiting a -fractional number of seconds. If @var{seconds} is 0, the function -accepts whatever output is pending but does not wait. +The argument @var{millisec} is obsolete (and should not be used), +because @var{seconds} can be a floating point number to specify +waiting a fractional number of seconds. If @var{seconds} is 0, the +function accepts whatever output is pending but does not wait. @c Emacs 22.1 feature If @var{process} is a process, and the argument @var{just-this-one} is