From 8c62871829f873d83855d33e01eeb0b6626e87f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2021 03:53:41 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify :stderr in the make-process doc string * src/process.c (Fmake_process): Elaborate upon what :stderr does (bug#50166). --- src/process.c | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/process.c b/src/process.c index c3186eed750..bfca165fcad 100644 --- a/src/process.c +++ b/src/process.c @@ -1718,7 +1718,10 @@ to use a pty, or nil to use the default specified through :stderr STDERR -- STDERR is either a buffer or a pipe process attached to the standard error of subprocess. Specifying this implies `:connection-type' is set to `pipe'. If STDERR is nil, standard error -is mixed with standard output and sent to BUFFER or FILTER. +is mixed with standard output and sent to BUFFER or FILTER. (Note +that specifying :stderr will create a new, separate (but associated) +process, with its own filter and sentinel. See +Info node `(elisp) Asynchronous Processes' for more details.) :file-handler FILE-HANDLER -- If FILE-HANDLER is non-nil, then look for a file name handler for the current buffer's `default-directory' -- 2.39.5